Queen Elizabeth I Timeline

  • Sep 7, 1533

    The beggining

    The beggining
    Elizabeth is born at Greenwich Palace. Henry was mad that he did not get a son. He felt that his god had betrayed him. This date is important because it began the life of Queen Elizabeth I.
  • Jan 28, 1547

    Death of her father

    Henry VIII, dies at age 55. This is an important date for Elizabeth because in his will he reinstated Elizabeth's place in the line of the succession.
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Became Queen

    Became Queen
    This date is when she became queen of england. This is the most importaint date mainly becasue this was when she started to rule england.
  • May 8, 1559

    Reasserts power

    queen elizabeth reasserts the crown's power over the Church. She basicaly took any power that the church had.
  • Sep 20, 1561

    Treaties

    Treaty of Edinburgh between England, France, and Scotland was signed.
  • Mar 11, 1575

    agreement with spain

    Queen elizabeth agrees to stop aiding dutch rebels in return for Spanish opening of Antwerp to english traders.
  • Sep 26, 1580

    Drake's success

    Drake's success
    Drake completes circumnavigation of the globe, his ship is renamed The Golden Hind.
  • Colonization

    Roanoke colony established in Virginia. This was one of the first colonize that were created in what is now called the United States of America.
  • Spanish armadas defeat

    Spanish armadas defeat
    The Armada was a large fleet of ships that the Spanish had prepared in 1588 with the attempt to attack England and conquer it. I think this is an importaint moment for Queen Elizabeth because it was a wke up call for the English.
  • The queen has died

    Queen elizabeth died on this date ending her ruleing of england.