ELIZABETH I
Elizabeth
I was queen of England from 1558 until she died in 1603. Her reign was called the Elizabethan
Age, a very exciting and glorious period
in English history, in which England became an important world power. She was
born near London in
1533. Her father was Henry VIII and her mother Anne Boleyn, the second of the
king’s six wives. When Elizabeth was 3 years old her mother was beheaded because she was accused of having a relationship
with someone else. Elizabeth had an elder half sister Mary, and a younger half brother Edward.
King
Henry VIII broke with
the Roman Catholic Church because the pope would not
let him divorce his
first wife. Henry then founded the
Church of England and made his country protestant. Although Henry cared very
little about Elizabeth during her childhood she received a good education and was taught well in history and
philosophy. She learned many languages, including French, Italian and Latin.
