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Sep 7, 1533
The birth of Queen Elizabeth
Date of Birth: Born on 7 September 1533
Place of Birth : Greenwich, England
Parents: Father: King Henry VIII of England
Mother: Anne Boleyn
Half sister of King Edward VI and Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) -
Period: Sep 7, 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth
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Oct 12, 1537
she was declared a bastart
Elizabeth leaves court for Hatfield House, Hertfordshire where she spends her childhood -
Mar 18, 1554
imprisoned
Mary has Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London for eight weeks on false charges -
May 15, 1556
adultery and incest
Her mother, Anne Boleyn tried for treason, adultery and incest -
May 19, 1556
Her mother, Anne Boleyn executed on Tower Hill, London
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Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth becomes queen of england to start her glorious reign.
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Treaty of Berwick
Queen Elizabeth and King James VI of Scotland form a league of amity -
Master of the Horse
Queen Elizabeth appoints Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, as her Master of the Horse -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada of 132 ships is defeated by the English fleet of 34 ships and 163 armed merchant vessels led by Lord Howard of Effingham, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir John Hawkins -
East Indian Company
Queen Elizabeth I grants charter to East India Company -
Robert Devereux.
Robert Devereux (1566-1601), Earl of Essex is executed on Tower Green, the Queen never gets over his treachery and death -
The death of a queen
Queen Elizabeth dies of blood poisoning. She is succeeded by James I of England, James VI of Scotland, (great-grandson of Henry VIII)