Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen / Gloriana)
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Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen / Gloriana) 🇬🇧

Elizabeth I of England (Known as "Elizabeth I")
Queen of England and Ireland, Presider over the Elizabethan Golden Age, Defeater of the Spanish Armada
Born 7 September 1533 🇬🇧 Palace of Placentia (Greenwich), United Kingdom
Passed Away 24 March 1603 Richmond Palace, United Kingdom
Lifespan 69 years old
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Notice / Correction
"I have no desire to make windows into men's souls. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too!"

Archival Overview

Tudor monarch who ruled England for forty-four years during the Elizabethan Golden Age. Consolidated the Church of England, defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, and patronized the flourishing Renaissance of William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.

Biographical Record

Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth survived childhood illegitimacy and imprisonment in the Tower of London before taking the throne in 1558. Establishing the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, she refused foreign dynastic suitors, famously declaring herself married to her nation and people.

At Tilbury in 1588, facing the Spanish invasion fleet, she delivered her immortal speech: "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Her reign established England as a formidable global naval and cultural empire.

Key Life Milestones

17 November 1558

Accession and the Elizabethan Settlement

Succeeded to the English throne at age 25, restoring the Church of England while avoiding extreme sectarian terror.

August 1588

Defeat of the Spanish Armada & Tilbury Speech

Rallied the nation at Tilbury and defeated King Philip II's invasion fleet, establishing English naval supremacy.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Westminster Abbey (Lady Chapel of Henry VII)
Richmond Palace, United Kingdom
GPS: 51.4994, -0.1275
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