Royalty · 1533–1603
Born: 7 September 1533 · Died: 24 March 1603 · Age at death: 69
Elizabeth I of England died aged 69. She was born on 7 September 1533 and died on 24 March 1603.
Last Tudor monarch, who reigned over England for 44 years, saw off the Spanish Armada and presided over a golden age of culture
Did you know?She was a gifted linguist who was fluent in several languages, including Latin, Greek, French and Italian.
Elizabeth I turned a shaky inheritance into one of the most celebrated reigns in English history. She came to the throne in 1558 after years of religious turmoil and real danger to her own life, including imprisonment in the Tower of London. Her careful balancing of Protestant and Catholic interests brought a degree of stability, and her navy's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 became a national legend. Her reign saw a flowering of literature and drama, including the early works of Shakespeare. By never marrying, she kept control of her own power, and she became known as the Virgin Queen.
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor.
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“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king.”
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Queen of England, born 1533
Elizabeth I of England was born in Greenwich on 7 September 1533.
She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
She became Queen in 1558.
Her navy defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Did you know?She never married.
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