- Elizabeth I became Queen of England in 1558 after the death of her half-sister Mary I. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded when Elizabeth was young. - Key events of Elizabeth's reign included establishing the Anglican Church in 1563, imprisoning her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots in 1568, and signing the warrant for Mary's execution in 1587. - Elizabeth led England to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588, demonstrating her abilities as a ruler and making England a world power during her reign, which ended with her death in 1603.

1. Queen Elizabeth I

2. Elizabeth was born on September 07th, 1553. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. On May 9th, 1536 Anne Boleyn was beheaded. Elizabeth was known as an illegitimate child King Henry VIIIAnne Boleyn Elizabeth became queen on November 17th, 1558 after the death of Mary I.

3. Queen Elizabeth’s coronation ceremony was on January 16th, 1559. It was the last time that the service was done in Latin.

4. July 6th, 1560 the Treaty of Edinburgh was signed. July 15th, 1562 Queen Elizabeth cancelled a meeting with Mary Queen of Scots. Also in 1562 Queen Elizabeth almost died of small pox.

5. In 1563 Queen Elizabeth established the Anglican Church.