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May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was Queen Elizabeth's mother. She was beheaded before Elizabeth was even three years of age. King Henry VIII grew tired of Anne because she did not bore him a son. -
Jul 6, 1553
Queen Mary
Mary who is the daughter of King Henry and his first wife becomes the queen. because Mary is catholic, she is unpopular, but Elizabeth is well liked. -
Mar 18, 1554
imprisoned
Elizabeth is imprisoned in a tower because Mary sees her as a threat. -
Nov 17, 1558
Sister is dead
on this day Mary, who is Elizabeth's half sister, dies. It was said that she was pregnant at the time. -
Nov 17, 1558
Proclaimed queen
on the very same day that Queen Mary died. Elizabeth was proclaimed queen. -
Jan 15, 1559
Coronation
Even though Elizabeth was proclaimed queen on November 17, 1558, she was not crowned until the following January -
Mar 1, 1560
Marriage?
Queen Elizabeth never marries. It is believed she never married because of how she saw the way women were treated including the way her mother was treated by her father; therefore, she was diguisted by the idea of marrying. -
Apr 1, 1570
Threats
Queen Elizabeth faced many threats from everywhere. One which involved with the largest military threat with Spain -
Queen Elizabeth's cousin
Elizabeth's cousin, Mary, is executed after she had left her country and when she returned she was put on house arrest. Mary expected to be protected by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, but Elizabeth knew she was a threat and signed her death warrant. -
Queen Elizabeth 1553-1603
The war with Spain was still on until 1603. Dispite all of Queen Elizabeth's hard work, she died