S: England 1558-1603
BC: Just Married...
FC: Queen Elizabeth I
1: Born September 7 1533 in Greenwich, England
2: Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be. | Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was educated in Protestant faith, which made her unpopular with her older half sister Mary.
7: Elizabeth came into power on November 7 1558. Her coronation was on January 15 1559 after her Catholic half-sister, Mary. She never married but kept the marriage question open out of diplomatic duty. She received many marriage proposals, but turned them down and received the name "The Virgin Queen." | "I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England."
8: "You lawyers are so nice and precise in shifting and scanning every word and letter that many times you stand more upon form than matter, upon syllables than the sense of the law."
9: On February 8 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded due to her plotting with Spain to overthrow Elizabeth.
10: Anglo-Spanish War
11: After Mary of Scots was executed, Phillip II of Spain found just cause to declare war against England.
12: Today I marry my friend...
17: Our Bridal Party