![]() ![]() During Mary's reign, Elizabeth was imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. Edward's will was set aside and Mary became queen, deposing and executing Jane. After Henry, Elizabeth's half-brother Edward VI, ruled until his own death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to a cousin, Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, the Catholic Mary and the younger Elizabeth, in spite of statute law to the contrary. Anne's marriage to Henry was annulled, and Elizabeth was for a time declared illegitimate. ![]() Įlizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed when Elizabeth was two years old. Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor and is sometimes referred to as the " Virgin Queen". Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. ![]()
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