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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 monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
Mary I of England had died without managing to have her preferred successor and first cousin, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, nominated by parliament.Margaret Douglas was a daughter of Margaret Tudor, and lived to 1578, but became a marginal figure in discussions of the succession to Elizabeth I, who at no point clarified the dynastic issues of the Tudor line. [4]
After Mary died, shortly after Mass in the morning, her coronation ring was taken to Elizabeth at Hatfield House. [17] Nicholas Throckmorton is said to have told Elizabeth of her sister's death. [18] According to a poem, [19] he brought a token of another of Mary's rings, a ring with black enamel decoration which was her espousal ring. [20]
Officially, Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 of unknown causes on March 24, 1603 — but theories persist that she may have died from blood poisoning caused by toxic ingredients in her pronounced ...
Mary's pregnancy had its pros and cons for Elizabeth: if Mary died during childbirth, Elizabeth would become the new queen; however, if her sister gave birth to a healthy baby, Elizabeth's chances of becoming queen would recede sharply. [113]
People executed during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603), under Elizabeth I of England. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch, died at 96 on Sept. 8. She experienced several health issues leading up to her death.
How old was Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, when she died? Princess Margaret died at 71 on Feb. 9, 2002, at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London. ... Did Queen Elizabeth cry at Princess ...