b. 7 September 1533. d. 24 March 1603. Nationality: English.
English monarch. Only child of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Extremely
well educated by tutors and received a humanist education. Spoke six languages, French,
Greek, Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Hebrew. Reigned from November 1558 until
her death in March 1603, a period known as the Golden Age of English history. Established
the English Protestant Church. Last of the Tudor monarchs. Succeeded by her second
cousin, James VI of Scotland. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (SCM, CC)