\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Elizabeth I (1533-1603) the daughter of \b \cf4 \ATXht13091000 Henry VII
I\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, was born in the royal palace at \b \cf4 \ATXht11021000 Greenwich\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . She came to the throne in 1558. She was highly intelligent, well-read and familiar with French, Spanish and Italian
as well as Latin and Greek. In foreign policy she steered a skilful course with the two leading Catholic powers of her time, France and Spain. She made peace with Scotland and France and repelled Spanish attempts at invasion by sinking the æinvincible a
rmadaÆ sent over by Philip of Spain. In 1587, the continuing threat of Catholic plots led her to sign the death warrant of her cousin\cf4 \ATXht13121000 \b Mary Queen of Scots\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , who had been directly involved in conspiracies hatched by E
nglish Catholics. Elizabeth I chose men of exceptional talent as her ministers and councillors, and her court was a busy hive of genius. Her reign was one in which musicians, artists and men of letters found encouragement, and adventurers and discoverer
s could thrive. Elizabeth I never married, and was thus known as æThe Virgin QueenÆ.\par
