Elizabeth I of England Historical Figure Nationality: England Religion: Anglicanism Date of Birth: 1533 Date of Death: 1603 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Occupation: Queen of England Spouse: None Children: None Relatives: Henry VIII (father); Anne Bolyen (mother); Mary I (half-sister); James I (cousin); Mary Queen of Scots (cousin) Turtledove Appearances: Ruled Britannia POD: July-August, 1588 Type of Appearance: Direct Atlantis POD: c 85,000,000 BCE; Relevant POD: 1452 Appearance(s): The United States of Atlantis Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was the Queen of England from 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the second daughter of Henry VIII. She ascended to the throne in 1558 upon the death of her sister, Mary. A Protestant, Elizabeth made that religion the official state religion of England, as it had been under her father and younger brother, Edward VI; Catholicism had been the state religion under Mary. Elizabeth also persecuted Catholics in much the same way her sister persecuted Prostetants. For these reasons, she was excommunicated by Pope Pius V in 1570.

In 1585, she involved England in a proxy war against Spain by supporting the Netherlands in their rebellion against Spanish colonialism. The war with Spain would drag on for the rest of her reign and beyond, and would include Spanish support for Irish resistance to English colonialism; but the moment of maximum danger passed when the Royal Navy defeated the Armada in the English Channel in the summer of 1588.

Elizabeth died in 1603 without having produced an heir. The Tudor dynasty, which had produced produced six monarchs over 118 years, died with her, and the Stuart dynasty began when James VI of Scotland, the great-grandson of Elizabeth's aunt (and son of Mary Queen of Scots, whom Elizabeth had ordered beheaded in 1587) inherited the throne.

Contents 1 Elizabeth I in Ruled Britannia 2 Elizabeth I in Atlantis 3 See Also 4 References

Elizabeth I in Ruled Britannia

Elizabeth's entire reign was marked by tense diplomatic relations with Spain. Knowing her nation would most likely lose in a war against its much stronger enemy, Elizabeth, with the assistance of her counselor, William Cecil, avoided a war as she could, but her support for Protestant rebels in the Spanish colony of the Netherlands forced the issue. In 1588, King Philip II of Spain launched the Spanish Armada, a massive fleet of 138 warships, against England. The Armada defeated the English fleet and landed its armies on England's shores. The Spaniards easily defeated the amateur English army, and Elizabeth was soon overthrown. Philip's daughter Isabella was made Queen of England. Philip ordered that Elizabeth be imprisoned in the Tower of London, saying "Though she herself slew a queen,* I shall not stoop to do likewise."^[1]

Elizabeth remained in the Tower for ten years before a plot set in motion by Cecil and executed by his son, Robert, expelled the Spanish and restored Elizabeth to the throne.^[2] She became exceedingly grateful to English playwright William Shakespeare for glorifying her in his play Boudicca. She granted him knighthood; patronage for his acting troupe formerly Lord Westmorland's Men and afterward known as The Queen's Men; a divorce from his wife, Anne Hathaway; the parole of Lope de Vega; permission to perform King Philip; and a substantial monetary reward despite the depleted state of her treasury.^[3]

*She had executed her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, a year before being overthrown.

Elizabeth I in Atlantis

In the eighteenth century, schoolboys were forced to learn the details of Elizabeth I's greatness on pain of corporal punishment. When Victor Radcliff became the first Consul of Atlantis, Meg Radcliff was excited to think that some day that would be true of her husband as well. Victor found the idea vaguely horrifying.^[4]

See Also

• Elizabeth I at the Eric Flint Wiki

References

Regnal titles (OTL)
Preceded by Mary I of England	Queen of England 1558-1603	Succeeded by James I of England
Regnal titles (Ruled Britannia)
Preceded by Mary I of England	Queen of England 1558-1588	Succeeded by King Albert and Queen Isabella
Preceded by King Albert and Queen Isabella	Queen of England Restored 1598	Succeeded by Incumbent As of End of Story

v · d · e English monarchs OTL William I · William II · Henry I · Stephen · Matilda · Henry II · Henry the Young King · Richard I · John · Henry III · Edward I · Edward II · Edward III · Richard II · Henry IV · Henry V · Henry VI · Edward IV · Edward V · Richard III · Henry VII · Henry VIII · Edward VI · Lady Jane Grey · Mary I with Philip · Elizabeth I · James I · Charles I · Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland · Charles II · James II · William III and Mary II · Anne Alternate Timeline Henry VI · Edward IV · Charles II (Atlantis) · Elizabeth · Queen Isabella and King Albert (Ruled Britannia) Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.

v · d · e Atlantis Books Opening Atlantis ("New Hastings", "Avalon", "Nouveau Redon") • The United States of Atlantis • Liberating Atlantis 1 of 4 Add photo Short Stories "Audubon in Atlantis" • "The Scarlet Band" POV Characters Edward Radcliffe • Henry Radcliffe • Richard Radcliffe • William Radcliff • Red Rodney Radcliffe • Victor Radcliff • Roland Kersauzon • Frederick Radcliff • Leland Newton • Jeremiah Stafford • John James Audubon • James Walton Secondary Characters François Kersauzon • Earl of Warwick • Ethel Radcliffe • Blaise Black • Charles Cornwallis • Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon • Meg Radcliff • Custis Cawthorne • Isaac Fenner • George III of Britain • Louis XVI of France • Marquis de Lafayette • Habakkuk Biddiscombe • Nicholas Radcliff • Helen Radcliff • Lorenzo • Athelstan Helms Geography Atlantis Events Battle of the Strand • Avalon • French and Spanish War • Atlantean War of Independence • Atlantean Servile Insurrection

v · d · e Ruled Britannia POV Characters William Shakespeare • Lope de Vega Secondary Characters Elizabeth I of England • William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley • Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury • Christopher Marlowe • Cicily Sellis • Philip II of Spain • Richard Burbage • Will Kemp • Enrique • Diego • Baltasar Guzman Geography England • Spain Events Anglo-Spanish War • Boudicca