Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was the longest-reigning English monarch in nearly two centuries and the first woman to successfully occupy the English throne. Imprisoned in reign of her sister Mary I, Elizabeth came to the throne (1558) to face problems of religious strife, unstable finances and war with France. With Burghley as her adviser, she tackled the economic problem, ended the war (1559), and re-established the Church of England on the moderate basis of the Act of Supremacy and Uniformity (1559) and the 39 articles (1563). Called Glorianna and Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth enjoyed enormous popularity during her life and became an even greater legend after her death.
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