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  Elizabeth I of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This portrait "The Coronation of Elizabeth" was used as the basis for the photography and costume of Cate Blanchett during the coronation scene in the film Elizabeth, 1998.
Elizabeth, however, did not give up her claim to the French Crown, which had been maintained since the reign of Edward III during the period of the Hundred Years' War in the fourteenth century, and was not renounced until the reign of George III during the eighteenth century.
Elizabeth chose the last option: Mary was kept confined for eighteen years, much of it in Sheffield Castle and Sheffield Manor in the custody of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, and his redoubtable wife Bess of Hardwick.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England   (5994 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Queen Elizabeth 1 was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace.
Queen Elizabeth 1 having died at age sixty-nine, was the oldest English Sovereign ever to reign.
She had been Princess and inheritrix of England, and bastard and disinherited; the nominated successor to the throne and an accused traitor on the verge of execution; showered with lands and houses, and a prisoner in the Tower".
www.paralumun.com /royaltyelizabethone.htm   (265 words)

  
 Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
Elizabeth I was born in 1533 to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth proved most calm and calculating (even though she had a horrendous temper) in her political acumen, employing capable and distinguished men to carrying out royal prerogative.
Elizabeth lacked the fanaticism of her siblings, Edward VI favored Protestant radicalism, Mary I, conservative Catholicism, which enabled her to devise a compromise that,basically, reinstated Henrician reforms.
www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon45.html   (593 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Tudor Royal History - Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth knew that she could not legally marry without the permission of the king's council, and she refused to be drawn into the Lord Admiral's schemes.
Evaluates Elizabeth and the significance of her reign, and examines the impact of an unmarried queen on gender expectations.
England's Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen in National Mythology, 1603-2003 by Michael Dobson and Nicola J. Watson.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/England/Tudor/ElizabethI.html   (4035 words)

  
 "Gloriana! The Golden Legend of Elizabeth I"
In Elizabeth's forty-four-year reign (1558-1603), England grew from a small weak nation on the north-west edge of Europe, reeling from three decades of political and religious strife, to a stable world power, challenging Spain's monopoly in the New World and founding a maritime empire of her own.
Elizabeth ended the religious persecutions of her Catholic sister Mary, established the Anglican Church of England, defeated the "invincible" Spanish Armada, kept her nation at peace in a belligerent age, presided over a glittering court, and inspired a Golden Age of Renaissance culture.
Elizabeth's particular genius was knowing how to blend a sacred aura of majesty with the common touch, and a stream of inexpensive books, pamphlets, and engravings from the popular press described and spread her legend to a wider audience through the effective use of the new technology of print.
www.huntington.org /ArtDiv/queen.html   (699 words)

  
 National Monarchies, England - Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, an unwanted child.
Elizabeth was received greatly by the people of London when she became queen in 1558.
members.tripod.com /mr_sedivy/monarch6.html   (1172 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I, Gloriana Web Site
Robert Devereux, the last of Queen Elizabeth I's favourites, was the son of Walter Devereux, first Earl of Essex, and Lettice Knollys.
He was early presented at Court, where the Queen did her best to 'spoil' him; and from his twentieth and her own fifty-fourth year she indulged in many flirtations with him, but also in many quarrels, in the course of which his hot temper and jealousy always allowed her to get the better.
The Queen was absolutely furious and her favourite made matters worse by deserting his army and hurrying to England.
www.elizabethone.20m.com /photo4.html   (1687 words)

  
 Elizabeth I, queen of England: Reign
When Elizabeth succeeded her sister to the throne in 1558, religious strife, a huge government debt, and failures in the war with France had brought England's fortunes to a low ebb.
Elizabeth engaged in a long series of diplomatic maneuvers against England's old enemy, France, and the new enemy, Spain, but for 30 years she managed to keep the country at peace.
Her golden year: Queen Elizabeth II was crowned fifty years ago, and all of England is celebrating her Jubilee.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0857956.html   (937 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth II biography
Elizabeth knew, first hand, just how difficult it was to be a Royal child, and was devastated at the grief and suffering that the loss of their mother would add to the burden of being a Windsor.
Nowadays the Queen is as likely to be found taking tea in the home of one of her subjects as she is in a horse-drawn State Coach.
As her presence in the Millennium Dome, Britain’s symbol of hope for the next thousand years, demonstrated, Queen Elizabeth II is that rarest of Royals: a truly modern Monarch of her own design.
www.britainexpress.com /royals/queen3.htm   (1803 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I of England
Throughout her reign, Elizabeth was pressured to marry by Parliament in hope of producing an heir to the crown.
Although plots and conspiracies plagued her reign, her unification of the England is the reason for the label that is commonly attached to her as England’s greatest monarch.
Plowden thoroughly describes Mary’s assassination plots of Elizabeth as well as Mary’s suspected role of the killing of her second husband, Lord Darnley, with the Earl of Bothwell as an accomplice, that ultimately caused a revolt and sent Mary in exile to England protected by Elizabeth.
departments.kings.edu /womens_history/elizabeth.html   (2374 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I: Biography
King Henry II of France claimed that the true heir to the throne was Mary Stuart, the queen of Scotland and the wife of his son, Francis.
Elizabeth believed that people had the right to enjoy themselves on their one day of rest and refused to allow the bill to become law.
When Elizabeth died in March, 1603, the Tudor dynasty came to an end and the throne was passed to James VI of Scotland.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /TUDelizabeth1.htm   (2092 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I: Biography, Portraits, Primary Sources
Elizabeth kept the curtains of the litter pulled back as she entered the city, and the citizens were able to see her pale, frightened face.
Elizabeth was concerned that her imprisonment in the countryside would remove her too much from the public eye and her ceaseless letter-writing was an attempt to reassert her position as princess of England.
Elizabeth was sent to a small manor house a few miles from Oatlands where she played another waiting game, only this time with some measure of freedom and hope.
englishhistory.net /tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html   (8660 words)

  
 Term-Papers.us - Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth’s reign did not only influence theater, but it also influenced literature as well as art and music(172) Elizabeth influenced the manner in which the court was programmed, mainly because of her personality.
Elizabeth like her father was a firm believer in physical as well as intellectual exercise, which may of contributed to her remarkable life spand.
According to an observer: “Elizabeth’s funeral was never forgotten by those that witnessed it...such a general sighing, groaning, and weeping as that hath not seen or known in the memory of man.”(Bush 107) The Elizabethan age is most often associated with Queen Elizabeth I, who influenced England greatly.
www.term-papers.us /ts/ga/pbk125.shtml   (1387 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I | Queen of England
Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace, London, England, an estate of her Father, King Henry VIII.
Elizabeth became Queen of England in 1558 and reigned until her death in 1603.
She was succeeded by James I, son of Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband, Elizabeth's cousin Lord Darnley.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/95sep/elizabeth.html   (739 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth's Childhood and Youth Elizabeth was born near London on Sept. 7, 1533.
Mary suspected Elizabeth of plotting with the Protestants to gain the throne and had her imprisoned for two months in the Tower of London.
Francis Bacon, writer of the 'Essays', was one of the queen's lawyers.
renaissance-faire.com /Renfaires/Entertainment/Elizibeth-I.htm   (1402 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I Speech - Against the Spanish Armada
She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and was known as the Virgin Queen or Good Queen Bess.
She was 25 years old when she became Queen and ruled England for 44 years until age 69.
Below are the words Elizabeth spoke when she visited her troops in the field as they prepared for battle.
www.historyplace.com /speeches/elizabeth.htm   (364 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth I of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Keywords: Queen Elizabeth I of England, history, Elizabethan period, Elizabeth I, England
Elizabeth I (her works, quotes, biography, essays and articles.)
Queen Elizabeth I Successor--King James I of England
www.jesus-is-lord.com /queen.htm   (77 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: Queen Elizabeth I of England: Selected Writing and Speeches
Elizabeth's response to a delegation from Parliament who petitioned her to marry soon, and not to marry a foreigner.
Elizabeth had dozens of suitors during her life, none so ardent as King Erik of Sweden, who had proposed to her when she was only the "Lady Elizabeth." In 1560, he tried to come to England, but was thwarted by storms, so he sent his brother as a proxy groom.
The quarrel between the Queen of England and the King of Spain was affecting the King of Poland's merchants, disrupting his trade routes and violating the law of nature and of nations.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/elizabeth1.html   (4095 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Elizabeth Hospital can refer to one of several hospitals named after either Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom or Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, in the state of Sabah, Malaysia
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital   (113 words)

  
 The Current Royal Family > HM The Queen > Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Queen was born in London on 21 April 1926, the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, subsequently King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Five weeks later she was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the chapel at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth; at White Lodge in Richmond Park; and at the country homes of her grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and the Earl and Countess of Strathmore.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page412.asp   (120 words)

  
 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Time Was Antiques
The parents of the present Queen Elizabeth II of England, George VI was crowned king in 1937 with his wife Elizabeth.
Medal George VI Elizabeth Coronation 1937 This is a great medal commemorating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the parents of Queen Elizabeth II)of England in 1937 and...
Medal King George VI Elizabeth Visit South Africa 1947 This is a neat medal commemorationg the royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England who are the parents of Queen Elizabeth II, to...
pages.timewasantiques.net /8824/InventoryPage/1614463/1.html?pageNo=1;catId=george-vi   (511 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England's Virgin Queen: DVD: Elizabeth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
One of the most important rulers in history, Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time when England was under threat of annexation from abroad and collapse from within.
This series follows her life from her childhood, where she was raised as a lady in a man's world, tossed about after the death of her father, to whom she was devoted, and ultimately spending her adolescence trying to fend off the advances of her step-father.
Elizabeth's life is a fascinating and entertaining piece of history and this wonderful DVD series does it great justice.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000065Q9D?v=glance   (921 words)

  
 Elizabeth *Queen Mum*, Queen of England *1900
Elizabeth's father Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore
Elizabeth, Duchess of York with spouse Prince Albert in 1923
at the races, 1960 with dghtr Elizabeth and Dss of Kent
worldroots.com /foundation/features/occasions/queenmum99.htm   (76 words)

  
 ALA | Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend
Each copy consists of six colorful, freestanding photo panels incorporating representations of artifacts from the Newberry's exhibition and new text written for the exhibition by the curator, Clark Hulse, professor of English and art history at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The sections of the traveling exhibition investigate Elizabeth's life and career as a head of state, reveal the political workings of her court, examine the cultural and diplomatic worlds of England and Europe in the late 16th century, and explore the legacy of Queen Elizabeth from the time of her death to today.
Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend is organized by the
www.ala.org /ala/ppo/currentprograms/elizabethi/elizabethiruler.htm   (244 words)

  
 Elizabeth I, queen of England
Elizabeth I, queen of England: Reign - Reign When Elizabeth succeeded her sister to the throne in 1558, religious strife, a huge...
Elizabeth I, queen of England: Bibliography - Bibliography See biographies by T. Maynard (1940), E. Jenkins (1958), P. Johnson (1974), and A. Elizabeth I, queen of England: Early Life - Early Life The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared illegitimate just before...
United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952) Prime...
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0817111.html   (276 words)

  
 Table of contents for Queen Elizabeth and England's golden age
Table of contents for Queen Elizabeth and England's golden age / Samuel Willard Crompton.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Young Princess 2 We Wished for Our Elizabeth 3 The Queen and Her Suitors 4 First Cousins, Once Removed 5 Catholic Versus Protestant 6 The Thunder Clouds of War 7 The Preemptive Strike 8 The Spanish Armada 9 Elizabeth and Her Court 10 End of the Golden Age
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Juvenile literature.
www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007491.html   (154 words)

  
 Brass Tea Caddy Coronation Queen Elizabeth II England
Description: This is a wonderful British royal commemorative souvenir brass tea caddy made for the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England.
The caddy bears the initials or cipher of the Queen.
Tea Caddy Coronation Queen Elizabeth II England Brass
www.goantiques.com /detail,brass-tea-caddy,1024676.html   (107 words)

  
 England's Queen Elizabeth Turns 80 | Queen Elizabeth : People.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is spending a low-key Friday at Windsor Castle, where she is celebrating her 80th birthday.
Her subjects have not overlooked the landmark birthday of the queen, who was rated the most popular royal in a recent British survey.
Buckingham Palace reports that it has received 20,000 birthday cards and 17,000 e-mails, to which the queen responded in a statement: "I would like to thank the many thousands of people from this country and overseas who have sent me cards and messages on my 80th birthday.
people.aol.com /people/article/0,26334,1185899,00.html   (411 words)

  
 Sam Sloan is the cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of England
Sam Sloan is the cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of England
Samuel Howard SLOAN and Elizabeth II (Alexandra Mary) WINDSOR Queen of England are 12th cousins 2 times removed.
His daughter is Elizabeth II (Alexandra Mary) WINDSOR Queen of England (born 1926)
www.ishipress.com /queencousin.htm   (309 words)

  
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