Elizabeth I

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  • Sep 7, 1533

    Birth.

    Elizabeth the First was borh the 7 of September 1533 at the Royal Palace in Greenwich. She was daughter of Henry VIII.
  • 1559

    First experience of warfare.

    In may 1559, a Protestant revolt broke out in neighbouring Scotland against the Queen Regent Marie de guise, the French mother of Mary Stuart.
  • Jan 15, 1559

    Coronation.

    Elizabeth chose for his coronation day 15 January 1559 year, immediately after the Christmas holidays: she wanted to give England a few more holidays.
  • Jan 25, 1559

    Elizabeth's first Parliament.

    On January 25, 1559, Elizabeth's first Parliament opened.
  • Period: 1560 to 1569

    Lady of the seas.

    It was under Elizabeth that the brothers William and John Hawkins began their trade and pirate raids. In the late 1560s, Francis Drake's "star rose".
  • Period: 1561 to 1568

    The beginning of the industrial revolution.

    In 1561 the exchange rate of the pound sterling was stabilized, in 1566-1568 the Royal exchange was created, similar to the Dutch one.

  • Anglo-Spanish war.

    In 1585, a large-scale Anglo-Spanish war broke out. With the aim of conquering England, Spain is preparing a powerful fleet-the "Invincible Armada". All the forces of England were thrown into defence against the Spanish invasion.

  • The last years of life and death.

    In February 1603 she fell into a deep depression, melancholy. On 24 March 1603 she died at Richmond Palace and was buried in Westminster Abbey.