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Feb 18, 1516
I, Half-sister Elizabeth I, is born.
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Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I is born
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May 19, 1536
Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn, is beheaded
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Jan 28, 1547
Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, dies.
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Mar 18, 1554
Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London by Mary I.
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May 22, 1554
Elizabeth was moved from the Tower to house arrest for almost a year.
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Nov 6, 1558
Mary I recognizes Elizabeth I as her official heir.
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Nov 17, 1558
Queen Mary I dies, and Elizabeth I becomes queen.
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Jan 15, 1559
Elizabeth I was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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Queen Elizabeth I dies.