Profile of the Day: Queen Elizabeth I

Posted March 24, 2016 by Amanda | No Comment
Profile of the Day: Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

Are you related to the Tudors? On this day in 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died at the age of 69.

She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn and succeeded to the throne after the death of her elder sister Queen Mary I. The last of the Tudor monarchs, Elizabeth I’s reign was known as the Elizabethan Era and is regarded as a golden age of English history. Her reign of 44 years is often characterized as a time of great cultural prosperity, discovery and stability.

Called the “Virgin Queen,” Elizabeth never married and upon her death, King James VI of Scotland ascended to the throne, uniting England and Scotland under a single British monarch.

Have you found your connection to the Tudor monarch? Explore Queen Elizabeth I’s family tree and discover how you’re related!
 

View Queen Elizabeth I’s Geni Profile

 


Image: Wikimedia Commons

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