The Life of Elizabeth I of England
- Friday, September 7, 1533
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This is the site of Greenwich Palace, where Elizabeth was born on 7th September 1533.
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This is where Elizabeth stayed from her mother's death in 1536 to her ascension the throne in 1558. She was kept under house arrest during Mary I's reign.
- Tuesday, November 17, 1558
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This is where Elizabeth's ascension was proclaimed, after Mary's death.
- Friday, January 15, 1559
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This is where Elizabeth, and every other English/British monarch, was crowned.
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In 1560, the Treaty of Edinburgh removed the French presence from Scotland, and was probably a catalyst in Mary, Queen of Scots downfall, and consequently the eventual union of the two kingdoms of England and Scotland.
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This is where Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned after being deposed by Protestant rebels and replaced by her one-year-old son, James. Mary escaped to England, while her son was raised as a strict Protestant.
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Mary, Queen of Scots spent 19 years imprisoned here, and was executed there in 1587.
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In 1568, the English made there last expidition into France for about 20 years, which culminated in the occupation and loss of Le Havre. This made Elizabeth wary of the French and the military in general.
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Off the coast here is where the English navy fought the Spanish under Francis Drake in 1588.
- Monday, March 24, 1603
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Elizabeth died on 24th March 1603, at Richmond Palace, after a long and glorious reign.
- total distance: 1,128 miles (1.815 km)
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