Elizabeth 1 Tudor History. Elizabeth could be as ruthless and calculating as any king before her but at the. Elizabeth i tudor history british history european history history major uk history french history ancient history adele queen elizabeth i of england 1533 1603.
The house of tudor was an english royal house of welsh origin descended from the tudors of penmynydd tudor monarchs ruled the kingdom of england and its realms including their ancestral wales and the lordship of ireland later the kingdom of ireland from 1485 until 1603 with six monarchs in that period. In the final years of her reign elizabeth faced the challenges of increasing puritain influence and the rebellion of robert devereux the earl of essex. When she became queen in 1558 she was twenty five years old a survivor of scandal and danger and considered illegitimate by most europeans.
Henry viii had changed the course of his country s history in order to marry anne boleyn hoping that she would bear him the strong and healthy son that catherine of aragon never did.
Queen elizabeth i tudor queen. Quick witted clever and able to use feminine wiles to get her own way. Elizabeth i tudor history british history european history history major uk history french history ancient history adele queen elizabeth i of england 1533 1603. Elizabeth s life was troubled from the moment she was born.