What is Elizabeth I?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Elizabeth I | image=Darnley stage 3.jpg | caption=The Darnley portrait, 1575 | succession = [[List of English monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[Ireland]] | moretext = | reign = 17 November 1558&nbsp;– <br>24 March 1603 | coronation = 15 January 1559 | predecessor = [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] and [[Philip II of Spain|Philip]] | pre-type = Predecessors | successor = [[James VI and I|James I]] | house = [[Tudor dynasty|House of Tudor]] | father=[[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] |mother=[[Anne Boleyn]] | birth_date=7 September 1533 |birth_place=[[Palace of Placentia]], [[Greenwich]], [[Kingdom of England|England]] | death_date={{death date and age|1603|3|24|1533|9|7|df=y}} |death_place=Richmond Palace, [[Surrey]], England |burial_place =[[Westminster Abbey]] | signature = Autograph of Elizabeth I of England.svg | religion = [[Church of England]] |spouse=[[Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester]]|spouse-type=Lover|issue=[[Robert Dudley (explorer)|Robert Dudley]] (disputed)|birth_name=Elizabeth Tudor of Greenwich}} '''Elizabeth I''' (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was the [[Queen of England]] and [[Ireland]]. She was Queen from 17 November 1558 until she died in March 1603. She was also called '''Good Queen Bess''' or '''the Virgin Queen''' or '''Gloriana'''. She was the daughter of King [[Henry VIII of England]] and [[Anne Boleyn]], his second wife, and was the last of the [[Tudor dynasty]] of monarchs. When Boleyn was disgraced at court and executed, Elizabeth's life became a troubled one, including being locked up in the [[Tower of London]], an old prison, suspected of helping Queen Mary's enemies. Despite that, Elizabeth reigned with intelligence and hard work. Her reign was distinguished with great achievements in the arts, trade, and exploration. She ably defended her country through the days of the [[Spanish Armada]]. She never married, but claimed that she was married to England. She also had a few other favourites, including the Earl of Leicester. At her death in 1603, K