# Queen Elizabeth — What’s Wrong with the World character guide

> Queen Elizabeth in What’s Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-what-s-wrong-with-the-world

## Who they are

The Tudor queen, referenced as a historical symbol of English greatness.

## In the story

### [The Emancipation of Domesticity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/iii-the-emancipation-of-domesticity)

Invoked as a metaphor for the woman's role in the home: deciding sales, banquets, labours and holidays within a definite area.

### [XI: The Queen and the Suffragettes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/xi-the-queen-and-the-suffragettes)

Mentioned as 'Bloody Bess' for her coercive actions, contrasting with the ideal of persuasive female power.

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