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Her mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded for witchcraft, adultery and treason. Elizabeth was only almost three at the time, but it may have affected her greatly.
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Mary, Queen of Scots was born in Linlithgow, Scotland. This Queen was to have a major effect on Elizabeth's reign.
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Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, dies, leaving her younger half-brother, Edward, as King. Elizabeth is sent to live with her stepmother, Katherine Parr, and Katherine's husband, Thomas Seymour. Thomas played some unsuitable games with young Elizabeth, which may have affected her. She was sent away, and Thomas was later executed.
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Edward VI dies and Lady Jane Grey is manipulated onto the throne. After nine days, Elizabeth's half-sister Mary takes her rightful place as Queen, which spells the beginning of a difficult time for Elizabeth as Mary is a devout Catholic who wants Elizabeth to embrace the Catholic faith
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Thomas Wyatt leads a rebellion against Mary; Mary suspects Elizabeth of involvement and imprisons her in the Tower of London for two months. This is a very fearful time for her; she is later released and held at Woodstock
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Mary, Queen of Scots abdicates and flees to England where Elizabeth keeps her imprisoned as a Catholic threat to her throne
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Elizabeth is excommunicated from the Catholic Church
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Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
War with Spain which continues until 1603 -
Sir Francis Drake destroys the Spanish fleet at Cadiz
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The Earl of Essex, is executed for rebelling against her. Elizabeth never gets over the loss of her friends
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Elizabeth catches a chill while out walking that leads to her death.
