The Elizabethan Age
Elizabeth I
One of the greatest monarchs of England
Born 7th September 1533
Greenwich palace
Born into Tudor Dynasty
Disappointment to her father (Henry), needed an male heir
1536 - The death of her mother
Anne Boleyn (mother) accused for adultery
Beheaded on the orders from Henry VIII (father)
Father remarries - Jane Seymour. Anne's lady-in-waiting
Elizabeth is declared illegitimate
Title downgraded to "Lady"
Neglected for a number of years
Catherine Parr makes sure to give her the highest education
1547 - Father dies
Elizabeth 13 years old, half-brother Edward 9 years old
Edward becomes king
Elizabeth joins Catherine Parr´s household
Elizabeth banished when caught with Catherine´s husband (Thomas Seymour)
1548 - Catherine Parr dies
Seymour executed for plotting to kidnap Edward VI and marry Elizabeth
Elizabeth escapes and protests her innocence
1554 Imprisoned in the Tower of London
Edward dies in 1553
Mary becomes queen
Returns country to catholicism
Plan on marrying Prince Phillip of Spain
Elisabeth is interrogated
Imprissond in the Tower of London
Then put under husarrest in Woodstock
Sparks a rebellion
Begins a bloody purge of protestants
287 executed
1558 Elizabeth begins her reign
Half-sister Mary dies and Elizabeth is next in line (25 years)
Needs public support to remain queen
The celebration is spectacular
1559
Family
Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn
Siblings
Mary
"Bloody Mary"
Executed thousands of protestants
Queen of England 1553-1558
Daughter of Catherine of Aragon
Edward
King of England 1547 - 1553
Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
The Spanish king Phillip II
Beaten by the English armada
Made England a super power
The English Renaissance
The greatest period in the history of English literature, culture and language
William Shapespear
Professional actors
Building heaters
"Revival"
Internal Peace during her reign
Between Protestants and Catholics
Between the Parliament and the Monarchy
Kept the people happy
The Golden Age in English History
Expansion
Colonisation startedl
Maritime nation
Great seamen
French drake
William R
The Reign
1558 - 1603
45 years
The virgin queen
"I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England