Elizabeth 1 was Born September 7, 1533 in Greenwich. Daughter of king Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth got the throne after the death of his half-sister Mary, daughter of Catherine of Aragon and wife of Spanish king Philip II.
With the reign of Mary is linked to the restoration of Catholicism in England. Elizabeth came to power, restored the Anglican Church headed by the monarch, founded by her father. This caused the resistance of the Catholic clergy and of the nobility.