Noun
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Queen of England from 1558 to 1603
daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England
during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated
her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
- elizabeth i -
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
"Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"
- elizabeth ii