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Elizabeth Tudor was born in 1533 by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth is considered one of the greatest monarchs in England. She was considered illegitimate until the reign of Mary I but still was considered illegitimate because of her mother by many of Europe. When she was crowned Queen of England it was bankrupt and going through civil wars and continuous frictions from religious tolerance. Elizabeth never married, she was given the name “The Virgin Queen.” She was considered married her country and her people.
Elizabeth sought to stabilize England she did so by restabilising the Church of England and passing the Act of Uniformity that created a common book of prayer. She sought for religious freedom and tolerance between Protestantism and Catholics. In 1570 the Pope Excommunicated Elizabeth from the Roman Catholic Church. She also ended an ongoing war with France. James V of Scotland was married to Margaret Tudor, one of the daughters of Henry VII, making Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland an heir to the English throne. Mary married Francis II of France, but died only a year after their marriage and Mary sought refuge with her cousin. Elizabeth had her prison and later executed seeing her as a threat to the throne. Elizabeth passed away in 1603, ending the Tudor Dynasty since she never married nor had any children to succeed her.  | |