Elizabeth I of England was born on 7 September 1533 in Palace of Placentia. Queen of England and Ireland, Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and came to the throne in 1558 after her half-sister Mary I. She restored a moderate Protestant church settlement and, though pressed to marry, never did, which gave rise to her image as the Virgin Queen. Her reign saw tension with Catholic Spain and the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, the voyages of Drake and Raleigh and the flowering of English literature with Shakespeare and Marlowe. She is remembered for her political skill and for the stability she gave England. James VI of Scotland succeeded her.
Before and after
- 1532Publication of The Prince
- from 5 August 1532 to 30 August 1532Siege of Güns
- from 1533 to 1929Yaqui Wars
- 28 February 1533Birth of Michel de Montaigne
- 7 September 1533Birth of Elizabeth I of England
- from 1534 to 1980French colonial empire
- 1534Henry VIII becomes head of the Church of England
- 18 January 1535Founding of Lima
- 2 June 1535Birth of Leo XI
More in Wars, politics & history
- 25 September 1555Peace of Augsburg
- from 2 April 1562 to 30 April 1598French Wars of Religion
- from 1683 to 1699Great Turkish War
- from September 1688 to September 1697Nine Years' War
- 1713Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
- from 28 May 1754 to 7 October 1763French and Indian War
The era
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