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The Elizabethan Religious Settlement is the name given to the religious and political arrangements made for England during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The settlement, implemented from 1559 to 1563, marked the end of the English Reformation .
In 1558, Queen Mary died, and her half-sister, Elizabeth became Queen of England. Elizabeth had been raised as a Protestant in the household of Catherine Parr. During the first year of Elizabeth's reign many of the Marian exiles returned to England. A compromise religious position was established in 1559.
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) [b] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.
The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history.
Keep scrolling for 10 little-known facts about the ceremony. Queen Elizabeth II Through the Years Read article 1. Elizabeth was the sixth queen to have been crowned in Westminster Abbey.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Here are 29 other Queen Elizabeth facts to celebrate her life and legacy.
c. 1), sometimes referred to as the Act of Supremacy 1559, [a] is an act of the Parliament of England, which replaced the original Act of Supremacy 1534, and passed under the auspices of Elizabeth I. The 1534 act was issued by Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, which arrogated ecclesiastical authority to the monarchy, but which had been repealed ...
Queen Elizabeth, titled Princess Elizabeth at the time, married her husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on November 20, 1947 in Westminster Abbey. A full 2,000 guests were invited to their ceremony .