Essay from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, University of Leipzig, course: "Britishness - The Role and Function of the Monarchy", language: English, abstract: In the tumultous 16th century, England had to undergo several changes in its state religion before Elizabeth I settled Protestantism. This work gives a brief overview of these changes and the respective rulers that led to this chaos.