Queen Elizabeth I And Galileo Galilei

William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1564 and died on his birthday in 1616. He was an English poet, playwriter, and actor. He was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Some people even call him England's national poet. However, there were many other famous people lived during his life time too. Three famous people who lived during Shakespeare’s life time were Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Galileo Galilei. One person who lived during Shakespeare was Elizabeth I. Born in 1533 to Henry VIII and his second wife, Elizabeth was Queen of England and Ireland which she inherited after the death of her half-sister from 1558 to her death in 1603. Her reign is often called the Elizabethan or the "Golden Age" because it was a time in England of great progression and achievement. She has been called an outstanding public speaker, politician, tactical planer, and musician. Elizabeth's reign was marked by her effective use of Parliament and the Privy Council, a small advisory body of the important state officials, and by the development of legal institutions in English counties. During her reign, Elizabeth unified a resistant England against the Catholic Spanish and defeated the Spanish forces in 1588. She was responsible for English exploration of the New World and the thriving of the economy,

During his life, he was an adventurer, soldier and writer. When he was only 17, he fought with the French and he later studied at Oxford. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth after serving in her army in Ireland. He was knighted in 1585, and within two years he became captain of the Queen's guard. In between 1584 and 1589, he helped establish a colony near Roanoke Island which would be present day North Carolina which he named Virginia. Later, he was accused of treason by King James I and was imprisoned Tower of London and eventually put to