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 WHO IS QUEEN ELIZABETH I? WHAT IS HER LEGACY? // Answer Prepared by Clifford P. //

Queen Elizabeth the First has been called the best monarch in the land. But to understand why people call her that and what she actually did, you must first know who she actually was. Elizabeth I was born on September 7th, 1533 by Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn in Greenwich, England. King Henry was very upset with Anne Boleyn because she gave birth to a female and he wanted a male to be the heir to the throne after he died Since he already had another daughter named Mary. He was so mad that he ordered his men to chop of Anne's head. In her early years she so many stepmothers come and go. One was named Anne Cleves who got divorced from him, and another was named Catherine Howard whose head got chopped off. Their was one important step-mother named Jane Seymour finally gave birth for Henrys long for son name Edward but she died in the process.

As she grew, she had an eye for education. She was very smart and during those days people saw you as being very great if you gave your daughter as well as your son an education. In January, 1547, King Henry VIII died and his son, King Edward VI, became the new king. Now Mary would be Queen if Edward past away, and Elizabeth would be Queen if Mary died. In the summer of of 1553, King Edward VI died from prolonged ill health and then Mary became Queen Mary I. Then finally on November 17, 1558, Elizabeth succeed to the throne. Elizabeth was crowned Queen on Sunday, January 15, 1559.

After she died on September 7, 1533, she built a legacy that would never be forgotten. She transformed a small country that know one knew of into a major international power. England’s population nearly doubled. and its navy was feared and dreamed for. When she ascended the throne in 1558, England was an impoverished country torn apart by religious squabbles. When she died at Richmond Palace on the 24th March 1603, England was one of the most powerful and prosperous countries in the world. Work Cited Harrison, William. The Description Of England. dover. Toronto: General Publishing Company Ltd., 1994.

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