Queen Elizabeth 1

When elizabeth was three years old henry had anne beheaded and their marriage declared invalid thus rendering elizabeth an illegitimate child and removing her from the line of succession to which parliament would later restore her.

Queen elizabeth 1. Queen elizabeth i claimed the throne in 1558 at the age of 25 and held it until her death 44 years later. Elizabeth i r1558 1603 elizabeth 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. Sometimes called the virgin queen gloriana or good queen bess elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the house of tudor.

Queen elizabeth i was the daughter of king henry viii and his second wife anne boleyn. When she became queen in 1558 she was twenty five years old a survivor of scandal and danger and considered illegitimate by most europeans. The long reign of elizabeth who became known as the virgin queen for her reluctance to endanger her authority through marriage coincided with the flowering of the english renaissance. Elizabeth i 7 september 1533 24 march 1603 was queen of england and ireland from 17 november 1558 until her death on 24 march 1603.

Elizabeth was released from the tower after a few months of imprisonment and was sent to woodstock where she stayed for just under a year. Mary tudor was nearly. Writing for history extra tracy borman reveals some surprising facts about the famous virgin queen elizabeth i flame haired white faced and always lavishly dressed elizabeth possessed the natural charisma of her father henry viii and was the darling of her people.