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Elizabeth Tudor, who later became Elizabeth I or England, was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the second daughter of King Henry VII, a ruler engrossed with the requirement of a male heir. Her mother was Anne Boleyn, the second of Henry's six wives. When Elizabeth was merely two years old, her father, in desperation of a male heir and upset had Anne executed.
Queen Elizabeth I became the ruler of England at the age of twenty-five. Her coronation took place on January 15, 1559. Elizabeth was left the task of repairing a kingdom that her sister had left a divided mess. Elizabeth soon restored the Protestant Church in England and restored the declining currency.
By the 1580's, Elizabeth had descended into disfavor with Philip II of Spain. She was Protestant and had also refused his marriage proposal years before. Elizabeth continuously attempted to negotiate her way to peace without conflict. However, in the summer of 1588, Philip II of Spain sent his......

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