What are some illustrations of what made Queen Elizabeth the first famous?
She was famous because she was Queen of England, and amanged to rule England for 44 years at a time when there had been much religious conflict and political upheavel i the country, her reign ushered ina period of comparative peace. She is famous for having created the religious settlement that endured as the Church of England. She is famous for having ruled during the period of overseas expansion and exploration, and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. The colony of Virginia was named after her. She is famous for having been Queen during the rise of the english theatre, and the earlier part of the career of William Shakespeare, when he wrote many of his best plays. She is famous for having remained unmarried, despite the many suitors who desired to marry her, and the wishes of her council, who wanted to see her married. She declared that she ws married to her kingdom. In later years she was known as ‘the virgin Queen’. She is famous for her temper, and her for many changes of mind, she
