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Sep 7, 1533
Birth
This was the beginning of her career in royalty. Her father wanted to have a strong son to take over his empire, but now he will have a strong woman who will lead them
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May 19, 1536
Her Mother Was Beheaded
This was a very bad moment in the childhood of Elizbeth due to the loss of her mother. This event also gave incite to just how mean Henry VIII really was. -
Jan 28, 1547
King Henry VIII dies
This was a very important part of Queen Elizabeth's life because that was the death of her father. With this death she will not only mourn, but take all of the bad things that he did with
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Mar 18, 1554
Locked in the Tower of London for 8 weeks
The main reason that she was locked in the Tower of London was because of thefear that she would die in the Protestant rebellion. This action came straight from her sister, Queen Mary, in hoping that she would protect her sister. -
Jan 1, 1558
Fear of Spanish Armada
This date was very important to Queen Elizabeth because it was her first big war experience. Before the Spanish Armada attacked, she contained no experience in leading her army. Although this was true, she did this with flying colors, defeating the spanish armada. -
Jan 1, 1558
The Repeal of Catholic Legislation in England
This action by Queen Elizabeth brought forth much up roar from Catholics. This never ending war between the Proastents and the Catholics was one of the concepts that Queen Elizabeth had
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Nov 17, 1558
Sister Mary dies from an ovarian cyst
Not only was this the date of the death of her sister Mary, but it was also the day that she became Queen. She is said to have said the 118th Psalm's 23rd line, "Its is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes." -
Jan 15, 1559
Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
This was the date where Elizabeth was declared Queen. She made a great show out of it, using 3.5 million pounds just for the entertainment and decorations. -
Jan 1, 1563
The Bubonic Plague
This horrible disease took a great number of lives over in England and the rest of the Old World. The actions of Queen Elizabeth giving her people hope that they were going to survive
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Sir Walter Raleigh is granted permission to go to the New World
This is another great thing that Queen Elizabeth did. She let her people explore the
New World further expanding her empire. If this was not done by the Queen, we would never be over
here, and never would have had the American Revolution. -
Mary Queen of Scots Excuted
In the Golden Age, Queen Elizabeth went through some trials, one of which was Mary Queen of Scots. Mary was seen, by mostly Catholics, to claim the throne of England. In order to stop Mary, she put her under arrest for a while and then had her executed. -
Queen Elizabeth tells Parliment that she can yea or nea anything that they do
This is another important date in the life of Queen Elizabeth because she is bringing about checks and balances. She is telling parliment that she has to check anything they do to keep their powers in balance. This is another great stride she made in the monarchy over in England. -
Pope Pius V and others decide to overthrow Queen Elizabeth
This is another action which consisted of the arugement between Roman Catholics and Proastents. The action if overthrown and Queen Elizabeth becomes more suspicous of the plots against her over time. -
Queen Elizabeth Never Married
There are many reasons for the idea of why the queen did not marry. One of the ideas is that the fact that her father treated woman so badly made her marrying somebody a little fearful. Another theory is that she could not marry the man that she loved, Robert Dudley.
The reason why was because Dudley was already married. -
Queen Elizabeth's Death
This was a very important date because this is when her reign over England was over. She served her time for her country and did a great job at doing it, leaving behind a strong legacy.
