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Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...

Timeline of Events

1558

11.17.1558

Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.

1559

1.15.1559

Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.

1568

5.19.1568

Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.

1570

2.25.1570

Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.

1586

10.14.1586

Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England.

1597

4.23.1597

William Shakespeare's ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I in attendance.