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Key points. Elizabeth I was a Tudor monarch who ruled England from 1558 - 1603. Despite her long reign, Elizabeth was never expected to become queen. She was last in line to the throne of all...
- BBC - History - Elizabeth I: An Overview
Elizabeth, aged twenty-five, was now Queen of England. Mary...
- BBC - History - Elizabeth I: An Overview
Feb 17, 2011 · Elizabeth, aged twenty-five, was now Queen of England. Mary I had died unpopular with her people and tormented by her own inability to produce an heir. The country now looked to the young Queen...
Katherine Parr died in childbirth in September 1548. Seymour immediately put out feelers towards Elizabeth’s governess and treasurer to see if she would be amenable to a match between them. Even at fifteen, Elizabeth was too astute to commit herself, and was careful to do nothing that could savour of treason.
Over the years, Parliament repeatedly pressured Elizabeth I to name a successor. But Elizabeth believed that they did not have the right to tell her what to do. She used her royal prerogative (privilege) and forbade them from discussing the matter.
Feb 1, 2013 · Like her sister, Elizabeth was a queen regnant. Many people in England were deeply opposed to Elizabeth being England's ruler. For example, John Knox published a pamphlet in 1558 called 'The first blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regimen of women'.
Queen 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.
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How did the Tudor dynasty begin, and where does Elizabeth I fit into it? The Tudor dynasty was founded in 1485 by Elizabeth's grandfather, Henry VII, when he emerged victorious after the dynastic Wars of the Roses.
