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Elizabeth I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 (1533-1603) · United Kingdom · Died at 69

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England's last Tudor monarch reigned 44 years without marrying or naming an heir, turned her childlessness into statecraft, and lent her name to an era of Shakespeare, Drake, and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

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1603Died24 March 16031580“For rather will I never meddle with marriage than have such a bad covenant added to my part.”In their wordsAugust 1580Letter to Sir Edward Stafford, ambassador to France (c. August 1580), quoted in Leah Marcus, Janel Mueller and Mary Rose (eds.), Elizabeth

1566“Was I not born in the realm? Were my parents born in any foreign country? Is there any cause I should alienate myself from being careful over this country? Is not my kingdom here?”In their words5 November 1566Speech to a joint delegation of the House of Lords and the House of Commons (5 November 1566), quoted in Leah Marcus, Janel Mueller and

“Though I be a woman yet I have as good a courage answerable to my place as ever my father had. I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.”In their wordsOctober 1566Response to Parliament (October 1566)

1559“And whereas you would frighten us, by telling how emperors, kings, and princes have owned the bishop of Rome's authority; it was contrary in the beginning.”In their words6 December 1559Letter to the Catholic bishops (6 December 1559), quoted in John Strype, Annals of the Reformation and Establishment of Religion, and Other

1558“This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.”In their words17 November 1558Her reaction when she was told she was Queen (17 November 1558)

Knight of the GarterAwardMonarch of EnglandOffice1558-16031554“Twas God the Word that spake it, He took the Bread and brake it: And what that Word did make it, That I believe and take it.”In their wordsVerses on the Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist whilst prisoner in Woodstock Palace (c. 1554), quoted in Queen Elizabeth's Opinion

1533Born7 September 1533

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Elizabeth's parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth.Elizabeth's parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth.A rare portrait of a teenage Elizabeth prior to her accession, attributed to William Scrots. It was painted for her father in c. 1546.A rare portrait of a teenage Elizabeth prior to her accession, attributed to William Scrots. It was painted for her father in c. 1546.Elizabeth's guardian, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of SudeleyElizabeth's guardian, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of SudeleyMary I and Philip, during whose reign Elizabeth was heir presumptiveMary I and Philip, during whose reign Elizabeth was heir presumptiveThe Old Palace at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, where Elizabeth lived during Mary's reignThe Old Palace at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, where Elizabeth lived during Mary's reignElizabeth I in her coronation robes, patterned with Tudor roses and trimmed with ermineElizabeth I in her coronation robes, patterned with Tudor roses and trimmed with ermineThe Pelican Portrait by Nicholas Hilliard. The pelican was thought to nourish its young with its own blood and served to depict Elizabeth as the "mother of the Church of England".[56]The Pelican Portrait by Nicholas Hilliard. The pelican was thought to nourish its young with its own blood and served to depict Elizabeth as the "mother of the Church of England".[56]

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  1. For rather will I never meddle with marriage than have such a bad covenant added to my part.

    Aug 1580, Letter to Sir Edward Stafford, ambassador to France (c. August 1580), quoted in Leah Marcus, Janel Mueller and Mary Rose (eds.), Elizabeth, Own words

  2. Was I not born in the realm? Were my parents born in any foreign country? Is there any cause I should alienate myself from being careful over this country? Is not my kingdom here?

    Nov 5, 1566, Speech to a joint delegation of the House of Lords and the House of Commons (5 November 1566), quoted in Leah Marcus, Janel Mueller and, Own words

  3. Though I be a woman yet I have as good a courage answerable to my place as ever my father had. I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

    Oct 1566, Response to Parliament (October 1566), Own words

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Born to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared illegitimate at two when her mother was executed. Henry restored her to succession at 10; after her half-brother Edward VI's death in 1553, her Catholic half-sister Mary imprisoned her for nearly a year on suspicion of backing Protestant rebels. When Mary died in 1558, Elizabeth took the throne and established the Church of England with herself as supreme governor. She ruled by trusted counsel - chiefly William Cecil - and adopted the motto 'I see and keep silent,' navigating between France and Spain while her spymaster Francis Walsingham crushed Catholic conspiracies. Her deliberate virginity became a cult, her reign a flourishing of English drama and maritime prowess, and her 44 years a stretch of stability that forged national identity after the chaos that came before.

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Lived 1533 to 1603 · aged 69

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