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Sep 7, 1533
birth
Elizabeth I is born on this date -
Jan 28, 1547
In 1547
After the death of Enrique VIII in 1547 and the ascension to the throne of her son, Eduardo VI, Catalina Parr contracted a new marriage with Thomas Seymour — Eduardo's uncle — taking Isabel with him. There, she received an exquisite education that gave her an excellent expression in her native English, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek and Latin. Under the influence of Catherine, Elizabeth was formed as a Protestant. -
May 19, 1556
In 1556
In 1556 Elizabeth I's mother was executed -
Nov 17, 1558
Was crowned
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Jan 1, 1559
In 1559
In 1559 Felipe II offered to marry Elizabeth I -
Jan 1, 1564
In 1564
In 1564 he signed peace with France -
Jan 1, 1568
In 1568
Isabel felt threatened by the extremely harsh repression of the Duke of Alba in the Protestant revolts in the Netherlands, as well as by the attack by Felipe II against the ships of privateers Francis Drake and John Hawkins. While her advisers, led by Francis Walsingham, asked the queen to support the Protestant cause as she had done years before with the Prince of Condé -
Jan 1, 1569
In 1569
bent to order the capture of the Indies fleet -
In 1596
Sabel still sent two fleets against Spain, one in 1596 that failed in its attempt to attack the American colonies (and that caused the death of Francis Drake and John Hawkins), and another in 1597, which managed to loot Cádiz. -
In 1603
In 1603 she dies
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