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Elizabeth I      King Henry VIII wanted a son. He had been married for seventeen long years and had save been given a daughter named Mary. Someday one of his children would rule England and it was supposed to be a boy. Henry decided he wanted a younger wife who could bear populacey children, so he formed his own church and re-married Anne Boleyn. This began the life of Elizabeth.      Elizabeth was born on Sunday, September 7th 1533 at 3 o clock in the afternoon. To the King, Anne seemed unable to consecrate any more children. She became pregnant trine more times after Elizabeth, only to lose the baby. When Elizabeth was three years old her mother was beheaded for treason and adultery. Henry had his marriage to Anne declared invalid, making Elizabeth illegitimate. His new wife, Jane Seymour finally gave him a son. His name was Edward. Jane died after childbearing and Henry married three more times and had no other children. Now that Eng land had a Prince Elizabeth wasnt so important. She didnt live with her father at court, but instead she grew up at the palace of Hatfield, where she had her own governess, servants, and teachers. Elizabeths teachers were great university scholars. One of her teachers said that her mind had no womanly weakness and that her persistence and memory were equal to that of a man. When Elizabeth was thirteen, Henry died and her nine year old brother, Edward became King. Edward who had never been strong or healthy died six years after congruous King. The throne was left to Elizabeths half sister, Princess Mary. Mary was married to Prince Philip of Spain. Mary was determined to restore Catholicism to England even if it took violence. Many of the Protestants wanted to get unloose of Mary and have Elizabeth take over the throne. Mary found out about this and had Elizabeth locked up in the very tower her mother had been in ahead she was killed. Elizabeth waited in fear for two months. She w as finally released because Mary could find no evidence against her. Elizabeth was sent to a far away palace, with only four bonny rooms, where she was kept under house arrest. When some of Marys subjects stayed faithful to their Protestant faith she burned almost three hundred of them for heresy. This is where she got the nickname " crashing(a) Mary." On November 17, 1558, after ruling for five sh... ...er let it happen. She was strong. Elizabeth lived to a greater age than any English ruler before her. When Elizabeth was seventy, her health faded. She named Marys son James VI of Scotland as hersuccessor. On March 24, 1603, after 45 years of reigning, Elizabeth died peacefully in her sleep. And the age she lived in was called the Elizabethan age.     Elizabeth contributed so much to the people of her time and even to the people of today. Without Elizabeth we would have never been able to enjoy the work of William Shakespeare. She showed everyone that a woman could do "a mans job." Queen Elizabeths Golden Speech "Though you have had - and may have - many mightier and wiser princes sitting in this seat, yet you never had - nor shall have - any that will love you better." BIBLIOGRAPHYStanley, Diane and Vennema, Peter, Good Queen BessNY Macmillan Publishing Co., 1990Starkey, David, Elizabeth The Struggle for the ThroneNY HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2000Thomas, Jane Resh, Behind the Mask The demeanor of Queen Elizabeth INY Clarion Books, 1998Weir, Allison, The Life of Elizabeth INY Ballantine Books, 1998