Queen Elizabeth By facebooker_100001210318259 Period: Jan 1, 1533 to Dec 31, 1603 Queen Elizabeth Sep 7, 1533 Birth of Elizabeth May 10, 1551 Queen Elizabeth returns to court May 11, 1554 Elizabeth is imprisoned in The Tower of London and then Woodstock Manor. May 11, 1555 Elizabeth is freed. May 11, 1558 Queen Mary I dies and Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth I. Nov 9, 1558 Crowned Queen Apr 3, 1580 Knighted Captain Francis Drake Dec 1, 1580 company of merchants was formed May 10, 1586 Won the attack on the port of Cadiz May 10, 1587 cousin Mary Queen of Scots executed by Queen Elizabeth Jan 1, 1599 concluded war with France by the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis May 10, 1600 Greatest naval power in the world Mar 24, 1603 Queen Elizabeth Dies