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Elizabeth I

Type Figure Region England Time 1533–1603 Also known as Elizabeth Tudor、the Virgin Queen

Last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she consolidated the Church of England and defeated the Spanish Armada after accessioning in 1558;…

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  1. 1601–1603London · EnglandAfter the Earl of Essex's rebellion failed in 1601 he was executed, and the queen relied on Robert Cecil to handle affairs of state. During this period parliament debated royal expenditure and the war in Ireland several times; the queen's health declined, yet she still insisted on attending Privy Council meetings to maintain the stability of royal authority.
  2. 1603Richmond Palace · EnglandIn early 1603 the queen's condition worsened and she died at Richmond Palace. Cecil and other ministers, according to established arrangements, welcomed King James VI of Scotland southward, uniting the English and Scottish crowns and ending forty-five years of Tudor monarchy.

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