Elizabeth I was born at Greenwich Palace on September 7, 1533. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn the second of his six wives. Before Elizabeth reached her third birthday her mother was beheaded on charges of adultery and treason. King Henry paid little attention to her and moved Elizabeth to a house in the country. Elizabeth was provided with excellent tutors and loved learning. She learned to speak five different languages including Greek, Latin, French, and Italian. One of her tutors wrote,"Her perseverance is equal to that of a man, and her memory long keeps what it quickly picks up. She talks French and Italian as well as she does English. When she writes Greek and Latin, nothing is more beautiful than her handwriting. She delights as much in music as she is skillful in it."

King Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour, gave birth to Edward VI. King Henry died wh

en Edward was only ten years old. Elizabeth's half-brother became heir to the throne at age ten. He died in 1553 and Elizabeth's half sister from her father's first marriage, Mary became queen. Queen Mary distrusted Elizabeth, who was next in line to be queen. Elizabeth did her best to avoid politics while Mary was in power but came under suspicion in 1554. Queen Mary was a Catholic and Elizabeth was a protestant. A protestant uprising known as Wyatt's Rebellion tried to overtake Queen Mary but failed. Queen Mary suspected Elizabeth of helping plot the uprising. Elizabeth spent two months in jail while and investigation was held. No evidence of Elizabeth committing a crime was found. Queen Mary died in 1558 and Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth.

Elizabeth's cousin, Queen Mary of Scotland was forced to leave her throne as queen in 1567 and fled to England. Queen Mary was Catholic and many heirs to the throne. Many thought she would try to replace Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth kept her a prisoner for nineteen years. Parliament demanded her execution, and Elizabeth signed the warrant. She was beheaded in 1587. In years after that many Catholics were cruelly persecuted and put to death.

Even after the Spanish defeat the people of England still feared an invasion by Spain. Queen Elizabeth eased th

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