ELIZABETH I
Elizabeth I was born on 7th September 1533 and she died on 24 March 1603, she was queen of England and Ireland until her death. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. Elizabeth was the last monarch of the house of Tudor. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife , who was executed two-an-a-half years after Elizabeyh's birth.
In government Elizabeth was more moderate than her father, in religion she was relatively tolerant.
Elizabeth was cautions in foreign affairs, moving between the major powers of France and Spain. In 1580s England's defeat the Spanish "Armada Invencible" .
Elizabeth's reign is known as Elizabethan era, this period is famous for the english auteurs such us William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe and for the famous pirate Francis Drake.
She died at Richmond Palace, between two and three in the morning; a few hours later, Cecil and Coucil proclaimed James VI of Scotland as James I of England.
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