Queen Elizabeth I Research Paper

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#BestQueenEver Queen Elizabeth I became queen at the age of 25 and she ruled until her death in 1603. Queen Elizabeth I was a spectacular queen, including the circumstances surrounding her crowning, her defeat of the Spanish Armada, and her relation to the play Julius Caesar. She was the last of the five Tudor Monarchs, and her rule was longer and more prosperous than any of the kings in her time as stated in the “Elizabeth I” article. Queen Elizabeth I had a very rough childhood, but when she was finally succeeded in 1558 she was the greatest queen that had ever ruled. Queen Elizabeth I was the second child of King Henry VIII and her mother was Anne Boley, but at the age of three, her father nullified the marriage (Ellis). King Henry VIII…show more content…
While Edward was in power, Queen Elizabeth I was allowed to live quietly; after Edward’s death in 1553, Mary became queen. Mary was a Roman Catholic, but Queen Elizabeth I was not a religious person; however, she understood Mary’s decision to marry the Catholic Prince Phillip II of Spain (Ellis). Later, while Phillip saw his wife childless and ill, he saw Queen Elizabeth I as a very suitable woman to assume the position of queen (Ellis). Mary died on November 17, 1558, and Queen Elizabeth I finally became queen at the age of 25. Queen Elizabeth I had to undergo a tremendous amount of pain, grief, and suffering to acquire the throne, but once she received it, she was the greatest ruler that England had. Only after Queen Elizabeth I was queen for 30 years did she have to deal with the Spanish Armada, which later became the most famous accomplishment of her rule. The Spanish Armada was a great fleet sent by King Phillip II of Spain in the summer of 1588. The fleet was sent to invade England with the help of the Spanish army from Flanders (Armada). The Spanish fleet was a great force and was hard to beat. It was composed of approximately 130 ships, 40 of the ships were line-of-battle ships and the rest were mainly transported and light craft, with about 8,000 seamen and 19,000 soldiers
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