Elizabeth i

Elizabeth I

By erictran15
  • Sep 7, 1533

    Birth of Elizabeth

    Elizabeth is born at Greenwich Palace to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
  • Period: Sep 7, 1533 to

    Life of Elizabeth

  • May 9, 1536

    Anne Boleyn is beheaded

    When Elizabeth was three years old, her mother is beheaded for being accused of adultery.
  • Jan 8, 1547

    Death of Henry VIII

    Henry VIII dies at the Palace of Whitehall. He was buried at St. George's Chapel
  • Jan 25, 1547

    Edward VI takes the throne

    Edward VI becomes king after the death of Henry VIII
  • Jul 6, 1553

    Mary I is Queen after the death of Edward VI

    Mary takes the throne shortly after the death of Edward VI
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth succeeds the throne after the death of Mary I

    After the death of Mary I, Elizbeth is made Queen of England
  • Jan 15, 1559

    Elizbeth is coronated

    Elizabeth is officially the Queen of England.
  • Aug 19, 1561

    Mary, Queen of Scots returns to Scotland

    After the death of her husband, KingFrancis II of France, Mary returns to power in Scotland
  • Jan 29, 1568

    Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned

    Queen Elizabeth imprisons Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle.
  • Jan 24, 1570

    Elizabeth is excommunicated by the Pope

  • First colony in America is established

    The first Engish colony is established at Roanoke Island, Virginia.

  • Mary, Queen of Scots is executed

    Elizabeth has Mary executed for plotting against her.

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The massive Spanish Armada is defeated by the English Navy

  • Death of Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth dies at the age of 69