Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace.

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was beheaded for treason.

Elizabeth inspected her troops at Tilbury in Essex.

The Spanish Armada was defeated by English fire ships off Gravelines.

The Spanish Armada set sail for the English Channel.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle.

The Act of Supremacy became law, establishing Elizabeth as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Elizabeth I was crowned and anointed by Owen Oglethorpe, the Catholic bishop of Carlisle, in Westminster Abbey.

Mary I died, and Elizabeth I succeeded her.

Elizabeth was imprisoned in the Tower of London on suspicion of involvement in Wyatt's rebellion.

Edward VI died, and Mary I succeeded him.

Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded.

Elizabeth I was born at Greenwich Palace.