Queen Elizabeth I

•Elizabeth was born on September 07th, 1553. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. On May 9th, 1536 Anne Boleyn was beheaded. Elizabeth was known as an illegitimate child

•Elizabeth became queen on November 17th, 1558 after the death of Mary I.

•Queen Elizabeth’s coronation ceremony was on January 16th, 1559. It was the last time that the service was done in Latin.

King Henry VIII Anne Boleyn

•July 6th, 1560 the Treaty of Edinburgh was signed.

•July 15th, 1562 Queen Elizabeth cancelled a meeting with Mary Queen of Scots. Also in 1562 Queen Elizabeth almost died of small pox.

Mary Queen Of Scots

•In 1563 Queen Elizabeth established the Anglican Church.

•In 1568 Queen Elizabeth imprisons Queen Mary of Scots.

•In 1571, The Ridolfi Plot was discovered, as a plan to overthrow Queen Elizabeth.

•Also in 1571, Elizabeth gives William Cecil the new title of Lord Burleigh.

•In February 1587, Queen Elizabeth signed a warrant to execute Queen Mary of Scots.

•In 1588, the English defeated the Spanish Armada.

•Queen Elizabeth dies on March 24th, 1603.

Was her reign the Golden Age?

Yes I do believe that the reign of Queen Elizabeth I was the Golden Age. During her reign a compromise in between the Protestants and Catholics was reached. This had never been reached before, and lasted throughout her reign. Also, Queen Elizabeth I inspired the peasant class. This made her adored by her people, and possibly the most adored monarch of all time.

Not only was she extremely popular but a tremendous expansion of land occurred during her reign. Explorers like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh were encouraged during her time. Elizabeth had several threats to her life on top of running a country yet she managed to defeat the Spanish Armada. She was a wise ruler trained in the art of public speech. All her skills made her a wise ruler who managed to make her country a world power.