Queen Elizabeth One Of The Most Powerful Country In The World

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Queen Elizabeth the queen of one of the most powerful country in the world at her time. Elizabeth I of England was born on September 7, 1533, Greenwich, United Kingdom, she lived a full live and a perfect life at that. She was called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. The childless Elizabeth was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.

She inherited her throne from her father Henry VII. She became Queen on her Coronation day of 15 January 1559. Elizabeth I was the long-ruling queen of England, governing with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. Elizabeth I, perhaps England's most famous Queen, grew up in a hard sometimes difficult circumstance. Becoming Queen at 26, she was loved by England from day one.

Queen Elizabeth in government, was more moderate than her father and half-siblings had been. Elizabeth's reign is known as the Elizabethan era. Towards the end of her reign, a series of economic and military problems harmed her popularity. Elizabeth was one of the best educated women of her generation. At the end of her life, Elizabeth was also believed to speak Welsh, Cornish, Scottish and Irish. Which was rare because women were not educated.
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She lived a full life and did a lot in it. People say that England Would not be where it is without

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