Elizabeth
Elizabeth names 6 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Elizabeth Queen of England
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII. and of Anne Boleyn; born in Greenwich, Sept. 7, 1533. On Nov. 17, 1558, at the close of the reign of her sister, Mary, Elizabeth was recognized queen by Parliament. The accuracy of her judgment showed itself in her choice of advisers. The first object of her reign was the settlement of religion, to effect which a parliament was called Jan. 25, and dissolved on May 8, its object having been accomplished. Freed from the tyranny of Mary's reign, the Puritans began to claim predominance for their own dogmas, while the supporters of the Established Church were unwilling to grant them even liberty of worship. The Puritans, therefore, like the Catholics, were made irreconcilable enemies of the existing order, and increasingly stringent measures were adopted against them. But the struggle against the Catholics was the most severe, ch chiefly because they were supported by foreign powers. Many Catholics, particularly priests, suffered death during this reign. Elizabeth's first parliament requested her to marry, but she declared her intention to live and die a virgin; and she consistently declined in the course of her life Duc d'Alençon, Prince Erik of Sweden, the Archduke Charles of Austria, and Philip of Spain. With the unfortunate Mary, Queen of Scots, were connected many of the political events of Elizabeth's reign. The detention of Mary in England (1568- 1587), whither she fled to the protection of Elizabeth, led to a series of conspiracies, which finally determined Elizabeth to make away with her captive. The execution of Queen Mary (1587), though it has stained her name to posterity, tended to confirm her power among her contemporaries. But Philip of Spain was not to be appeased, the execution of Mary lending edge to other grievances. He called Elizabeth a murderess, and refused to be satisfied even with the sacrifice she seemed prepared to make of her Dutch allies. The Armada sailed May ン
Elizabeth a city and county-seat of Union co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city and county-seat of Union co., N. J., on Staten Island Sound and on the Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Baltimore and Ohio, Philadelphia and Reading and New Jersey Central railroads, 14 miles S. W. of New York City. It covers a wide expanse of level land, is laid out with broad and handsome streets, running at right angles, has numerous business blocks, and is noted for the large number of handsome residences of New York business men. The chief articles manufactured are sewing machines, oilcloth, hats, saws, mill machinery, stoves, hardware, edge tools, harness, cordage, and combs. A large business is done in the shipment of anthracite coal. The Crescent Steel Works and Shipyard, in which many naval vessels have been built, are located here. Among public institutions are the Alexian Brothers' Hospital, General Hospital, Orphan Asylum, Home for Aged Women, and Public Library. The educational institutions include the Battin and Pingry High Schools, and a business college. The The city city has electric lights and street railways, many old and handsome churches, a National and several private banks, building and loan associations, etc. Elizabeth has considerable historical interest. It was settled as Elizabethtown in 1665, and was the capital of New Jersey from 1755 to 1757. It contains an old tavern where Washington stopped on his way to New York for his first inauguration, Gen. Winfield Scott's home, the Boudinot House, and the Livingston Mansion. Pop. (1910) 73,409; (1920) 95,- 682.
Elizabeth QUEEN OF ENGLAND 29
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
QUEEN OF ENGLAND 29, 1588. Its fate is well known. The war with Spain dragged on till the close of Elizabeth's reign. During her reign the splendor of her government was sustained by such men as Burleigh, Bacon, Walsingham, and Throgmorton; but she had personal favorites of less merit who were often more brilliantly rewarded. Chief of these were Dudley, whom she created Earl of Leicester, and whom she was disposed to marry, and Essex, whose violent passions brought about his ruin. He was beheaded in 1601, but Elizabeth never forgave herself his death. Her own health soon after gave way, and she died March 24, 1603.
Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
Queen of Bohemia; born in Scotland, Aug. 19, 1596. She forms the connecting link between the ancient royal families of England and Scotland and the present reigning dynasty. Daughter of James VI. of Scotland and I. of England, she married in 1613 Frederick V., Elector Palatine, who in 1619 was chosen King of Bohemia. Through her daughter Sophia, Electress of Hanover, she became the grandmother of George I. of Great Britain. She died in England, Feb. 13, 1662.
Elizabeth the wife of Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the wife of Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist. An angel foretold to her husband the birth of a son to her old age; and it was also foretold by the angel Gabriel the Virgin Mary, as an assurance of the birth of the Messiah.
Elizabeth Queen of Rumania
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
Queen of Rumania. See CARMEN SYLVA.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's in 1921 could list six Elizabeths without the one that now dominates the name: Elizabeth II, born in 1926, came to the throne in 1952 and reigned until her death in September 2022, becoming the longest-reigning British monarch. The Tudor entry still stands in outline, though modern historians are cooler about the flat claim that Elizabeth I "determined to make away with her captive" — her long hesitation over signing Mary Stuart's death warrant, and her fury at Secretary Davison afterwards, are now central to the story. The New Jersey city has changed most of all: the sewing machines Collier's names came from Singer's vast Elizabethport works, which closed in 1982, and the waterfront is now the Elizabeth Marine Terminal, opened in 1962 as one of the world's first purpose-built container ports. The city's population, 95,682 in 1920, is now above 130,000.
Written for this edition, 2026.