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Queen Elizabeth In The Renaissance Era

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Throughout the Renaissance Era there have been stories of kings, knights and heroic heroes, but hardly ever does one hear about a Queen making history. Queen Elizabeth I, was a queen who one does not really talk about or know any stories of her, but there is so much to know about her. Queen Elizabeth's life growing up, accomplishments as queen, and her later years are something everyone should know about- its history. Queen Elizabeth's life growing up had some difficult circumstances, but this had no effect over her ruling. She was able to maintain peace in a country, which was divided previously.
Queen Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533 (“Queen Elizabeth I” 1). King Henry VIII was her father and Anne Boleyn was her mother, wich was her father's second wife (3). At the age of only two years old, her mother was killed by her father over accusations of committing adultery and conspiracy (3). King Henry VIII died in 1547, Elizabeth was taken into care by her stepmother Catherine Parr (3). Tension between Elizabeth and her stepfather, Thomas Seymour started to occur, Elizabeth returned to Hatfield, the royal estate, away from the court (3). The relationship between the two never subsided and Elizabeth had him executed for conspiring to marry her to gain power (3). Elizabeth had an older half-sister, Mary Tudor and a half-brother Edward Tudor (3). Edward was King Henry's only son with his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward was set upon the throne, after his father's death,

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