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  1. 5 days ago · Elizabeth I (born September 7, 1533, Greenwich, near London, England—died March 24, 1603, Richmond, Surrey) was the queen of England (1558–1603) during a period, often called the Elizabethan Age, when England asserted itself vigorously as a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts. Although her small kingdom was threatened ...

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    Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) [a] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor . Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed when Elizabeth was two years old.

    • 17 November 1558 –, 24 March 1603
    • Anne Boleyn
  3. Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603) Elizabeth I - the last Tudor monarch - was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Her early life was full of uncertainties, and her chances of succeeding to the throne seemed very slight once her half-brother Edward was born in 1537.

  4. Apr 3, 2014 · Elizabeth I was a long-ruling queen of England, governing with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. ... Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne in 1558 at the age of 25 and held it until ...

  5. Bishops of the Catholic Church. Peers of the realm. The coronation of Elizabeth I as Queen of England and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 15 January 1559. Elizabeth I had ascended the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her half-sister, Mary I, on 17 November 1558. Mary had reversed the Protestant Reformation which had ...

    • 15 January 1559
  6. From Tower prisoner to English Queen. Queen Elizabeth I was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, which ruled England between 1485 and 1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth became Queen in 1558 aged 25, at a time of political crisis. The 'Virgin Queen' never married, but instead pledged her body to England itself.

  7. Jan 31, 2015 · Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. When she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. She inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord, a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain.

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