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Elizabeth I
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- Elizabeth Tudor, 1533â1603, queen of England 1558â1603 (successor of Mary I; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn).
Elizabeth I
noun
- Elizabeth I15331603FEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1533â1603, queen of England (1558â1603); daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She established the Church of England (1559) and put an end to Catholic plots, notably by executing Mary Queen of Scots (1587) and defeating the Spanish Armada (1588). Her reign was notable for commercial growth, maritime expansion, and the flourishing of literature, music, and architecture
Elizabeth I
- A queen of England in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; a brilliant and crafty ruler who presided over the Renaissance in England. Her reign, the Elizabethan period, was a time of notable triumphs in literature (William Shakespeare rose to prominence while she was queen) and war (the defeat of the Spanish Armada ). The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn , Elizabeth never married. She is called the âVirgin Queenâ and âGood Queen Bess.â
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In addition, scientific dating has confirmed that some of the earliest timbers in the building date from the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I.
In the 16th century, California came within a Tudor whisker of being a queenâs land: Elizabeth I.
The future Queen Elizabeth I was 12 years old at the time â long past the age in which a ghastly crayon drawing of dad would suffice.
This time she turned her attention to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired by a portrait at Hatfield House, in Hertfordshire.
Queen Elizabeth I is among the former stately home's previous residents, having lived there from the age of 20 before she became queen in 1558, according to Somerset House's website.
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