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Elizabeth I ( September 7, 1533– March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. Sometimes referred to as The Virgin Queen or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth I was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, having succeeded her half-sister, Mary I. She reigned during a period of great religious turmoil in English history.Elizabeth's reign is referred to as the Elizabethan era or the Golden Age and was marked by many changes in English culture. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson all flourished during this era. In addition, Francis DrakeSir Francis Drake (c. 1540 January 28, 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, naval hero, politician, and civil engineer of the Elizabethan period. He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, from 1577 to 1580. In 1579, he landed in north became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe; Francis BaconFor others individuals named Francis Bacon see: Francis Bacon (disambiguation Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans ( January 22, 1561 April 9, 1626), more commonly known as Sir Francis Bacon achieved fame as an English philosopher, statesman, and essayis laid out his philosophical and political views; and English colonisation of North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea took place under Sir Walter RaleighAlternatively Professor Walter Raleigh was a scholar and author circa 1900. Sir Walter Raleigh ( 1554 October 29, 1618) is famed as a writer, poet, spy, and explorer. Many alternate spellings of his surname exist, including Rawley Ralegh and Rawleigh alth and Sir Humphrey GilbertSir Humphrey Gilbert ( 1539 1583) was Sir Walter Raleigh's half brother. In 1566 he presented A Discourcs of a Discoveries for a new Passage to Cataia to Queen Elizabeth I of England, to gain royal patronage for voyages of exploration to China (Cataia) by. Elizabeth was a short-tempered and sometimes indecisive ruler. This last quality, viewed with impatience by her counsellors, often saved her from political and marital misalliances. Like her father Henry VIIIHans Holbein the Younger Henry VIII ( 28 June 1491 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. He was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. He is, she was a writer and poet. She granted Royal CharterIn the United Kingdom a Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, which creates or gives special status to an incorporated body. It is an exercise of the Royal Prerogative. At one time a Royal Charter was thes to several famous organizations, including Trinity College, DublinTrinity College, Dublin TCD , founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin Ireland's oldest university the college and university are often referred to collectively as the University of Dublin, Trinity Colleg ( 1592) and the British East India Company ( 1600).
The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of honours and dignities. Only eight peerage dignities—one earldom and seven baronies in the Peerage of England, and one barony in the Peerage of Ireland—were created during Elizabeth's reign. Elizabeth also reduced the number of Privy Counsellors from thirty-nine to nineteen, and later to fourteen.
Virginia, an English colony in North America and afterwards a member of the United States, was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
