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Her father was King Henry VIII and her mother was Anne Boleyn.
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Anne Boleyn was tried for treason, adultery, and incest in the Great Hall of the Tower of London.
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King Henry VIII, father of Queen Elizabeth I, died.
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Lady Jane Grey and her husband Guildford Dudley were executed at the Tower of London
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Princess Elizabeth was imprisoned in the Tower for eight weeks.
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Elizabeth had already learned the lessons of caution and patience while being the princess. She is determined to rule more wisley than her half sister did.
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A year after Elizabeth became queen, her coronation took place.
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Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity establish Queen Elizabeth as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
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The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed between England, France, and Scotland.
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Elizabeth refused to see Mary or to provide military/political support, but she denied calls from Parliament and her senior advisors for Mary's execution.
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Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk is imprisoned in the Tower for plotting to marry Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Elizabeth was excommunicated by Pope Pius V. After this, rebels could argue that it was the duty of devout Catholics to depose Elizabeth and replace her with Mary.
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St Bartholomew's Day massacre was when French Protestants were massacred by French Catholics in Paris which was witnessed by Sir Phillip Sidney, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir Francis Walsingham.
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Queen Elizabeth sended 20,000 pounds to aid the Dutch.
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Pope Innocent IX died, leaving the papal throne vacant.
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Queen Elizabeth I died because her health was getting worse and worse, especially by her 70th year as queen. As she became weaker, she still refused to go to her bed even if she was dying. She then became so weak that she could no longer talk. By sign language, she requested that the archbishop of Canterbury pray by her side.
