The late Queen of England and Ireland - who ruled from 1558 until her death in 1603 - was so legendary that her reign was officially crowned the Elizabethan era, its very own epoch of the famed Tudor period.
Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England to King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (both pictured).
Inside the shocking theory that claims the Virgin Queen was a male imposter Queen Elizabeth I was known to be an all-powerful monarch, a warrior who defeated the Spanish Armada, a leader loved by her subjects and a muse for Shakespeare.
Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII (painted in 1540) and Anne Boleyn.
Queen Elizabeth I (pictured in a portrait) was known to be an all-powerful monarch, a warrior who defeated the Spanish Armada, a leader loved by her subjects and a muse for Shakespeare.
