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A-Z: General definitions: Elizabeth I
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The last Tudor monarch, Queen of England from 1558 – 1603, also known as The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess and Gloriana; born in 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (beheaded in Elizabeth’s infancy). During her reign she further established the English Protestant church (Church of England) and the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was a significant military victory. The Elizabethan era was noted for the developments in drama led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe and adventurous overseas expeditions of Francis Drake and others.
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Christians whose faith and practice stems from the Reformation movement in the sixteenth century which resulted in new churches being created as an alternative to the Roman Catholic Church.
The 'Established' or state church of England, the result of a break with the Catholic church under Henry VIII and further developments in the reign of Elizabeth I.
A fleet of Spanish ships sent to transport an invasion army to England in 1588 to overthrow Elizabeth I.
Sixteenth/seventeenth century world-renowned English poet and playwright of comedies, histories and tragedies.
English poet and playwright, 1564-1593.
English sea captain of the Elizabethan era.
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