"The golden age" of Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603, the last of the Tudor monarchs.Elizabeth was born on September 7th 1533, the second daughter of King Henry VIII.Elizabeth was something of a disappointment for Henry, who had been hoping for a son to succeed him.Elizabeths position became very difficult under the rule of her siblings.At one point Elizabeth was locked up in the Tower of London, but remained calm throughout.This wasnt enough for more extreme Protestants, and Elizabeth faced criticism from them.Elizabeth herself wrote and translated works.Elizabeth was the first Tudor to recognise that a monarch ruled by popular consent.URL: Patrick (2007) , Elizabeth I, Oxford: Oxford University Press.Doran, Susan (1996) , Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I, London: Routledge.