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• Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales from November 17, 1558 until her death on March 24, 1603. She is sometimes referred to as The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, The Faerie Queen or Good Queen Bes. Elizabeth was the sixth and final monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Her mother was Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: September 7, 1533
  2. Father: Henry VIII
  3. Reign: November 17, 1558 - March 24, 1603
  4. Predecessor: Queen Mary
  5. Successor: James I
  6. Royal house: House of Tudor
  7. Died: March 24, 1603
  8. Never married

• Timeline

  • • January 15, 1559: Elizabeth was crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey and anointed by the Catholic bishop of Carlisle. She was 25 years old at the time

• Rise to Queen

  Queen Elizabeth I is the daughter of Henry VIII and was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed three years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. However, the Third Succession Act of 1543, named Elizabeth as successor if Mary I of England, Elizabeth's half-sister died. In 1558, Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister and became Queen

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