Queen Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533, to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She is often known by the names The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. King Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn was annulled. As a result, Elizabeth strife through her childhood because she was considered the illegitimate child of King Henry VIII. She claimed the throne in 1558 at the age of 25 upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor and remained the ruler until she died. Elizabeth's reigned for 44 years and the era of her reign is known as the Elizabethan era. During her reign, Elizabeth I established Protestantism in England; defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588; maintained peace inside her previously divided country; and created an environment where