ELIZABETH I, QUEEN

OF ENGLAND
 ”I have already
joined myself in
marriage to a
husband, namely
the kingdom of
England.” Queen
Elizabeth - to
Parliament
 CHILDHOOD

 El i zab et h w as t he on l y chi l d
fr om t h e mar ri ag e o f Hen ry
VII I an d An n e Bo l ey n, fr om
who m he i s ho p ed t o ch oo s e a
mal e hei r. F or t h e s ake of t h i s
mar ri ag e, Hen ry h ad di v o rced
Cat h er i ne of Ar ago n and f l ed t o
Ro m e. Her mu ch awai t ed bi rt h
was a h ug e d i s app o i nt ed t o
Ki ng Hen ry wh o l on g ed for a
mal e hei r. W h en El i zabet h was
t wo year s and ei g h t mo nt h s o l d,
he r mo t h er An ne B o l eyn was
be head ed. El i zab et h i s decl ar ed
i l l egi t i mat e, l os es t h e t i t l e o f
pr i nces s an d i s rai s ed i n ex i l e
at Hat f ie l d C as t l e wi t h h er
st ep- si st er Mar y.
 EDUCATION

By 1550, when her education

was formally over, Elizabeth
became one of the most educated
women of her generation. She
studied history, rhetoric, and
moral philosophy and spoke four
languages: French, Italian,
Flemish and Spanish. She can
write in English, Latin and
Italian. Under the supervision of
a talented teacher, Grindal, she
makes progress in Greek and
Latin.
 CORONATION

E li za be th i s c ro w n e d o n Ja n u ar y 1 5 ,
1 5 5 9 . He r p o p u la ri ty is mu ch h ig h er
th a n th a t o f h e r siste r, M a ry. O n th e
ev e o f th e c o r on a tio n , E li zab e th 's
p assa g e th r o u g h th e ci ty is g r ee ted
w ith j o y b y th e cr o wd , a n d h er o p en
an d g ra cio u s an s we rs mak e h er lo v ed
b y t h e p e o p le .
 T h e ca th o lic b is h op s re f u se t o at te n d
th e c er emo n y (c o n sid er ed
il leg iti mat e a cc o rd in g to ch u r ch
ca n o n s b e ca u se sh e is a p r o test an t) ,
an d E liz ab et h is cr o wn e d a t
We stmin ste r A b b e y b y B ish o p o f
Ca rl isle , a min o r f ig u r e, to av o id
b ei n g c ele b ra ted w ith th e C ath o l ic
r itu al .
 THE VICTORY FROM SPANISH INVASION

In July 1588, the Invincible

Armada of Spain, reached English
waters, and the queen’s ships, in
one of the most famous naval
encounters of history, defeated the
enemy fleet, which then in an
attempt to return to Spain, was all
destroyed by terrible storms.
 THE ARTS

The arts flourished during

Elizabeth's reign. Country
houses such as Longleat and
Hardwick Hall were built,
miniature painting reached
its high point, theatres
thrived - th e Queen attended
the first performance of
Shakespeare's 'A Midsum mer
Night's Dream '. Composers
such as William Byrd and
Thom as Tallis worked in
Elizabeth's co urt and at the
Chapel Royal, St. Jam es's
Palace.
 CONCLUSION

Her 45-year reign is

generally considered one of
the most glorious in English
history. The reign of Elizabeth
I is known as the Elizabethan
era and is considered as the
golden age in English history.
Apart from other things, the
period is renowned as one of
the most splendid ages in
English literature and a great
age of English exploration.