# Elizabeth I - Queen of England and Ireland

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-i
Reign: 1558 - 1603
Born-Died: 1533 - 1603
Dynasty: House of Tudor
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I

Elizabeth I restored a Protestant religious settlement and presided over a period of growing maritime power, overseas ventures and cultural achievement. Her defeat of the Spanish Armada became a defining symbol of the reign, but she died childless and ended the Tudor dynasty.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Mary I](https://english-history.com/rulers/mary-i)
- Succeeded by: [James I](https://english-history.com/rulers/james-i)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1558 - [Calais falls to France](https://english-history.com/timeline/1558-calais-falls-to-france)
- 1558 - [Elizabeth I becomes queen](https://english-history.com/timeline/1558-elizabeth-i-becomes-queen)
- 1559 - [Elizabethan Religious Settlement](https://english-history.com/timeline/1559-elizabethan-religious-settlement)
- 1560 - [Scottish Reformation Parliament](https://english-history.com/timeline/1560-scottish-reformation-parliament)
- 1561 - [Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland](https://english-history.com/timeline/1561-mary-queen-of-scots-returns-to-scotland)
- 1567 - [Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicates](https://english-history.com/timeline/1567-mary-queen-of-scots-abdicates)
- 1568 - [Mary, Queen of Scots, enters English custody](https://english-history.com/timeline/1568-mary-queen-of-scots-enters-english-custody)
- 1569 - [Rising of the North](https://english-history.com/timeline/1569-rising-of-the-north)
- 1570 - [Pope Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth I](https://english-history.com/timeline/1570-pope-pius-v-excommunicates-elizabeth-i)
- 1571 - [Treasons Act targets claims against Elizabeth](https://english-history.com/timeline/1571-treasons-act-targets-claims-against-elizabeth)
- 1582 - [University of Edinburgh is founded](https://english-history.com/timeline/1582-university-of-edinburgh-is-founded)
- 1587 - [Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed](https://english-history.com/timeline/1587-mary-queen-of-scots-is-executed)
- 1588 - [Spanish Armada fails](https://english-history.com/timeline/1588-spanish-armada-fails)
- 1594 - [Nine Years' War begins in Ireland](https://english-history.com/timeline/1594-nine-years-war-begins-in-ireland)
- 1601 - [Battle of Kinsale](https://english-history.com/timeline/1601-battle-of-kinsale)
- 1603 - [Elizabeth I dies](https://english-history.com/timeline/1603-elizabeth-i-dies)
- 1603 - [Union of the Crowns](https://english-history.com/timeline/1603-union-of-the-crowns)
- 1603 - [James promotes the idea of Great Britain](https://english-history.com/timeline/1603-james-promotes-the-idea-of-great-britain)