Queen Elizabeth I

+Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) ruled England and Ireland for over 40 years, a pivotal era known as the [Elizabethan Age](/wiki/elizabethan_age). The last Tudor monarch, her reign saw relative stability and cultural flourishing despite religious strife and ongoing conflict with [Spain](/wiki/spain). Her enduring legacy profoundly shaped the course of a nascent nation.

+## See also

+- [Tudor Dynasty](/wiki/tudor_dynasty)

+- [Mary I](/wiki/mary_i)

+- [Protestantism](/wiki/protestantism)