Politics: In The Age Of Religious Wars

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In the Age of Religious Wars, politics played a role that was just as important as that of religion. At the time, politiques, such as Elizabeth I of England, arose with the belief that religion was subordinate to politics. Elizabeth I of England was similar to Isabella I of Spain in a sense that their goal was to rule an undivided country; however, each ruler strived to reach that goal with the use of separate and distinct religious policies. Both Isabella of Spain and Elizabeth I of England attempted to unite their own country. Isabella placed religion in the service of national unity. She managed to formulate a state-controlled religion where she Christianized Spain alongside Ferdinand. Elizabeth, on the other hand, guided religious settlement