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- Born: September 7, 1533
- Father: Henry VIII
- Reign: November 17, 1558 - March 24, 1603
- Predecessor: Queen Mary
- Successor: James I
- Royal house: House of Tudor
- Died: March 24, 1603
- Never married
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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.
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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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Queen Elizabeth I Questions
Queen Elizabeths Wii has a gold console. Are there others who own such? 1 AnswerAnyone with enough money can purchase a gold plated Wii at goldgenie.com. read more
Nileen Namita thinks she's Queen Nefertiti. Is she crazy or Reincarnated, or both? 2 AnswersIf she was the reincarnation of Queen Nefertiti she wouldn't have to spend that much money to look like her. :O I don't think she's crazy, she's just human. Eve... read more -
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Queen Elizabeth I Timeline
- September 7, 1533: Elizabeth born at Greenwich Palace
- November 17, 1558: Mary I dies
- January 15, 1559: Elizabeth's coronation ceremony
- 1559: Elizabeth's Protestant/Catholic religious settlement
- 1568: Elizabeth imprisons Mary Queen of Scots
- 1570: Pope Pius V issues an interdict against Elizabeth
- 1571: Ridolfi Plot to overthrow Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots
- February 8, 1587: Mary Queen of Scots executed
- March 24, 1603: Death of Queen Elizabeth I




