Elizabeth I(September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603)wasQueen of EnglandandIrelandfrom November 17, 1558 until her death in 1603. Sometimes calledthe Virgin Queen,GlorianaorGood Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of theHouse of Tudor.
Elizabeth was the daughter ofHenry VIIIandAnne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed when Elizabeth was 2 1/2 years old. Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half-brotherEdward VIruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown toLady Jane Greyand ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, theRoman CatholicMaryand the younger Elizabeth, in spite ofstatute law to the contrary.
Edward’s will was set aside which did not have the consent of Parliament. Mary became queen, thwarting the attempted usurping of the crown by John Dudley, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandKG(1504– 1553) who unsuccessfully tried to installLady Jane Grey on the throne.
During Mary’s reign, Elizabeth…
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