Queen Elizabeth I

Legendary Queen of England from 1558 to 1603, daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII

Queen Elizabeth I (born Princess Elizabeth Tudor in 1533) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Known for her intelligence, political acumen, and unwavering sense of duty, Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England in 1558, after the death of her sister Mary I. As the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, her reign, known as the Elizabethan Era, saw England flourish in the arts, religious tolerance, exploration, and power, epitomized by the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Elizabeth remained unmarried, earning her the moniker "The Virgin Queen," and her legacy endures as one of the most iconic and revered rulers in British history.