Elizabeth I of England 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.

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Life of Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth Tudor wasborn on September 7,1533 to King Henry VIIIand his second wifeAnne Boleyn.The Roman Catholics ofEngland considered heran illegitimate child.

Henry VIII Anne Boleyn

Life of Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England in 1558, after the death of Mary.She never married and never had any children.She reigned as Queen for 44 years until her death on March 24, 1603 at the age of 69.Queen Mary

AccomplishmentsDeveloped a compromise to please the Roman Catholic and the Protestant churches; probably saved England from religious wars.

AccomplishmentsThe English navy defeated the Spanish Armada under Queen Elizabeths rule.

AccomplishmentsShe funded voyages of discovery to the America.Expeditions prepared England for an age of colonization and expansion.

ConclusionQueen Elizabeth I was a selfless queen. She did not marry because she wanted to protect England from foreign rule and civil war.Her subjects called her The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, and Gloriana.Her reign is considered one of the most glorious in Englands history.