Elizabeth I - Wikipedia
WEBElizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) [a] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII …
Coronation of Elizabeth I - Wikipedia
WEBThe coronation of Elizabeth I as Queen of England and Ireland took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 15 January 1559. Elizabeth I had ascended the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her half-sister, Mary I, on 17 November 1558.
Imperial State Crown - Wikipedia
WEBThe one made for Queen Victoria in 1838 is the basis for today's crown. Made by Rundell and Bridge using old and new jewels, it had a crimson velvet cap with ermine border and a lining of white silk.
Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England | January 15, 1559 - HISTORY
WEBMar 2, 2010 · Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England. Two months after the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I of England, Elizabeth Tudor, the 25-year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is...
Elizabeth I, the Last Tudor | Hampton Court Palace - Historic …
WEBQueen Elizabeth I was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, who ruled England between 1558 and 1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth became Queen aged 25, at a time of political crisis. The 'Virgin Queen' never married, but instead pledged her body to England itself.
Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603) - The Royal Family
WEBElizabeth I - the last Tudor monarch - was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Her early life was full of uncertainties, and her chances of succeeding to the throne seemed very slight once her half-brother Edward was born in 1537.
Queen Elizabeth I's coronation - Royal Museums Greenwich
WEBThe actual coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15 January 1559. The ritual itself was a clever compromise between the Catholic practices that existed and the Protestant ones that the Queen intended to introduce.
Queen Elizabeth I - Siblings, Reign & Death - Biography
WEBApr 3, 2014 · Eventually, upon her half-sister Mary Tudor’s death, she took the crown. During her reign, Elizabeth I established Protestantism in England; defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588; maintained...
Elizabeth I | Biography, Facts, Mother, & Death | Britannica
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Elizabeth I (born September 7, 1533, Greenwich, near London, England—died March 24, 1603, Richmond, Surrey) was the queen of England (1558–1603) during a period, often called the Elizabethan Age, when England asserted itself vigorously as a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts.
BBC - History - Elizabeth I: An Overview
WEBFeb 17, 2011 · Read a detailed account about Queen Elizabeth I. Discover why she's considered to be one of the country's most successful and popular monarchs.
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