Why is queen elizabeth i’s reign considered as the golden era?

Queen Elizabeth I was a strong and effective ruler that strengthened England´s economy and diplomatic influence in Europe. From being a troubled middle power when she assumed the throne in 1558, she had made England a major player in European power politics by the time of her death. In her times,  the kingdom got consolidated as a naval power. Both domestically and by engaging in European wars, she contributed to the consolidation of Protestantism. Besides, her era is a time of the flowering of the arts and literature. Shakespeare lived and created in the Elizabethan era, the golden era of England.

Explanation:

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.