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Sep 7, 1533
Birth
Baby Elizabeth was born September 7th of 1533. -
May 9, 1536
Beheading
Ann Boleyn was accused of adultry thus causing her to lose her head. Elizabeth wasn't even three years old. -
Jul 28, 1540
Marriage of Catherine
King Henry married 19 year old Catherine Howard who was a cousin of Anne Boleyn. -
Feb 13, 1542
Execution
Catherine Howard was executed for adultery against King Henry. This greatly distressed the nine year old Elizabeth. -
Jan 28, 1547
RIP
King Henry VIII died January 28th of 1547. -
Nov 17, 1558
Taking Over
Queen Elizabeth was succeeded to the throne. -
Jan 1, 1559
Protestant Vs. Catholic
Elizabeth's Protestant/ Catholic religious settlement. -
Jan 15, 1559
Crowning
This Sunday was a very important event in history. -
Jan 1, 1562
Smallpox
Elizabeth almost died of smallpox in 1562. At this point it was a very bad disease to get, almost every case was deadly. -
Jan 1, 1563
Angelican Church and Black Plague
In 1563 the Angelican church was established. Unfortunately, this was also the year that there was an outbreak of the black plague. -
Jan 2, 1571
Marriage or Not?
Marriage negotiations between Elizabeth and Henry, Duke of Anjou. These plans fell through. -
Nov 7, 1581
Marriage!
Marriage treaty between Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Anjou signed. -
Death of a Duke
June 15th was the date that Francis, Duke of Anjou died. -
Death
Queen Elizabeth died March 24th of 1603. She went to sleep and never awoke just like her father and half sister did. -
Burial
Queen Elizabeth was burried at the Westminster Abbey on April 28th of 1603