Elizabeth I Born in Greenwich on September 7, 1533. Daughter of Henry VIII and of Anne Boleyn Parliament declared her illegitimate after the execution of her father but eight years later she regained her rights to the Crown. She is imprisoned for the rebellion of the Protestants when Mary Tudor rise to the throne. All the events that occur in his youth mark his character for his entire life. Isabel I is characterized by being very prudent, extremely intelligent, distrustful and authoritarian. He succeeds María I and surrounds himself with very good advisers such as Cecil and rejects the offer of marriage from Felipe II of Spain, although he maintained numerous relationships especially with the Earls of Leicester and Essex. Yet she earned the nickname “the virgin queen” throughout the “Elizabethan era.” He re-establishes Anglicanism as the state religion while his coronation is questioned by a good number of Scottish Catholics followers of the Stuarts.
Elizabeth I, once the legal body of the religious order is restored, begins a persecution against Catholics and Calvinists and supports the Protestant Party of Scotland, whose triumph leads to the abdication of Mary Stuart. Support the Huguenots and Protestants in the Netherlands who are facing Philip II of Spain, despite the peace treaty signed with France. England and Spain declare war and Elizabeth I of England has María Estuardo executed for fear of her rights of succession to the crown. England triumphs over the Invincible Armada of Felipe II and is granted maritime supremacy. All are achievements in the kingdom of England in the face of victory against Spain; the kingdom’s accounts are cleaned up, industrial development is promoted, and the needs of the poor peasants are catered for.
England underwent an artistic and cultural renaissance during the reign of Elizabeth I with the expansion of numerous theaters and dramatic production. The first public theater is built in London and notable figures from literature appear such as Christopher Marlowe, Ben johnson, John lyly Y William Shakespeare. Over time Elizabeth loses influence in Parliament due to Calvinist advances favored by the consent of the Anglican Church. He died in Richmond on March 24, 1603.