Elizabethan Research

Name: Queen Elizabeth I
Born: September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace
Parents: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Relation to Elizabeth II: 1st cousin 13 times removed
House of: Tudor
Ascended to the throne: November 17, 1558 aged 25 years
Crowned: January 15, 1559 at Westminster Abbey
Married: Never Married
Children: None
Died: March 24, 1603 at Richmond Palace, Surrey, aged 69 years, 6 months, and 15 days
Buried at: Westminster
Reigned for: 44 years, 4 months, and 5 days
Succeeded by: her 3rd cousin James of Scotland

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'At the time Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1558, Catholics and Protestants wrangled for political power in England. Because she was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's claim to the throne was threatened by the Roman Catholic view that her parents' marriage was not legal. As a result, Elizabeth aligned herself with the Protestants. Seeking to avoid unnecessary conflict, Elizabeth sought to chart a moderate course for England's religious establishment. However, England's defeat of the Spanish Armada during her reign marked not only a political victory but the championing of Protestantism in England and the rest of Europe.'  
     http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/elizabethanreligion.html