Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533 to the infamous King Henry VIII of England and to his second wife Anne Boleyn. Three days later, she was christened making her a rightful heir to the throne. Succeeding over her oldest half-sister Mary I, who was once the heir but was now considered illegitimate, after annulment of King Henry VIII and her Mother Catherine of Argon. Two years later, King Henry VIII got an annulment from Anne Boleyn, making Elizabeth illegitimate, and beheaded Elizabeth’s mother on accounts of adultery, but ultimately for not producing a male heir. The King next married Jane Seymour, who had finally produced for him a male heir, Edward VI.
Edward VI succeeded his father, but didn’t live long since he was born sick, and died at the age of sixteen. After his death and the
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Elizabeth used her prospect of marriage for political gain, but never wanted to give up her power and her kingdom to foreign princes. She stated she was married to the country of England, and she became known as the “Virgin Queen”. With Elizabeth’s choice of not marrying and having an heir made rebellions easier on her. Some wanted to over thrown her and put her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, a Catholic, in her place. Mary was the victim of her own demised, and later became Elizabeth’s prisoner for years. With Mary locked away, and with Elizabeth support of Sir Frances Drake who kept destroying Spanish galleons only ignited King Phillip II to attack England. After a plot for Elizabeth’s head, Mary was later beheaded in 1586. King Phillip II then sent his Spanish Armada in 1588, which were defeated by the English and later adding to defeat was by the “Protestant Wind,” giving England victory over Spain’s threat. Queen Elizabeth’s reputation skyrocketed after her “weak and feeble body of a women, but the heart and stomach of a King,” speech in