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forty-four years, and during her reign, England flourished. Elizabeth was the daughter of king henry Tudor the eighth and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was born on september 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace. Because of his desire to produce a son to inherit the throne, King henry was greatly disappointed to have a second daughter. By not divorcing his first wife before marrying Anne Boleyn, Henry actually changed the entire religion of England, only to have Elizabeth. Anne was executed on May

Tzar Nicholas II Tzar Nicholas II was born on 18 May 1868 in Tsarskoe Selo, Russia. Tzar Nicholas II inherited his father’s throne when Alexander III when he died in 1894.The autocrat was twenty-six when his dad died. One month later he married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt. Alexandra, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Once he ascended the throne, Nicholas II had to have children quickly, in order to secure a future heir to the throne.Princess Alexandra preferred to spend the most

“I know I have the body of the weak and feeble but, I have a heart and stomach of a king!” This quote is from one of the most greatest and successful monarchs in the world. Queen Elizabeth the 1st, was born on September 7th, 1533 in Greenwich United Kingdom. She was known as a ‘Virgin Queen’ for refusing to marry. She created a huge impact in the Renaissance from the Spanish Invasion to Defining Stereotypes of Women. Her compassion and dedication in leading Wales, England and Ireland is something

Sspain. Her marriage to Fferdinand II of Aaragon began a thirty five year joint rule of a unified spain by the catholic monarchs. Ferdinand and Isabella succeeded as joint sovereigns to the throne of castile on the death of Isabella’s half brother henry IV in December of 1474. From

Elizabeth Tudor began her life as an illegitimate child, and throughout her reign, would need to continuously prove both her worth and power. Her fight for legitimacy began in June 1536, when the Second Act of Succession was passed. The law dictated that Henry VIII’s marriage to Queen Anne was not legal. Therefore, Elizabeth was not -- by this Act -- allowed to either “claim, challenge, or demand any inheritance as lawful heir”. However, in 1544, the Third Act of Succession was passed, and Elizabeth reinstated

Monarchs always leave a legacy. Elizabeth I has had a legacy that has lasted over five-hundred years. If I were a monarch, I would like to leave a legacy of benevolence and greatness. Though I might not become a monarch like Elizabeth I and might not leave a five-hundred year legacy, I would like to leave a legacy as a Monarch from Mitty. I would like to be a Mitty Monarch because of its large community, sports programs, and performing arts programs. I believe that Mitty’s large community will

One woman who came quite close to ruling England in her own right, well before the reign of either of Henry VIII daughters was Empress Matilda. Matilda’s father King Henry I of England named her his heir after the death of his son and arranged for her to marry, first the HRE Henry V and after his death, Geoffrey the Count of Anjou. Her marriage to the Count proved instrumental after her fathers’ death when the throne was taken by her cousin Stephen. Matilda and Stephen’s war of succession proved

queen for nine days her miserable childhood proved to be a strength in her life and her forced marriage ultimately became an interwoven plan that lead to her death. Born in 1537, Lady Jane Grey was fifth in line for the British Monarchy. His Majesty Henry VIII was the current in reign, in England, and made Lady Jane forth in line for the throne, surpassing her mother. Growing up as a royal Lady Jane was well educated and became very fluent in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Italian. Lady Jane had a deep

Queen Elizabeth I was one of the strongest and most popular queens of all time. She was born at Greenwich Palace on September 7, 1533. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, her life was impacted when she saw her mother getting executed in 1536. She was declared illegitimate right before her mother’s execution. Queen Elizabeth was well educated by a series of tutors. She had two siblings: a half brother named Edward and a half sister, Mary. “During the minority of her half-brother Edward VI

a strong, courageous leader; she was precocious, learned in many languages. She brought stability to her kingdom. However, she also grew from a troubled childhood. Who was this strong queen who managed to leave no heir? Elizabeth I’s father, King Henry VIII, wanted a male heir more than anything. So when his wife, Catherine of Aragon, failed to provide him with one, he broke away from the Catholic Church to annul their marriage in 1534. He proceeded to marry Ann Boleyn, a lady-in-waiting, and Elizabeth