Elizabeth I

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Browse a factfile about Elizabeth I and Tudor times.

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Watch a video clip about Elizabeth I.

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Zoom in on a portrait of Elizabeth at the age of 13. (Click on the zoom tools.)

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"The Coronation portrait" shows Elizabeth at her coronation on 15 January 1559. (Click on the picture to see a larger version.)

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See a portrait of Elizabeth painted to commemorate the most famous conflict of her reign, the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

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Find Elizabeth I in a timeline of Tudor and Stuart monarchs. (Launch the interactive timeline and click on "The Houses of Tudor and Stuart".

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Online activities about Henry VIII's court, and trade in Elizabeth I's time. (You can also take part in a joust!)

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Discover more about Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII, and his six wives, children and life at his Windsor castle.

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See a portrait of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's mother.

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Line drawings of Elizabeth I and other Tudors to print out and shade in.

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About this book

Young Reading Series 3 Famous lives
Elizabeth I

A colourful and beautifully illustrated biography of one of England’s most famous monarchs.
Locked in the Tower of London, Elizabeth is never expected to become queen. This is her incredible story, from outcast Tudor princess to a great ruler who led her country into an extraordinary Golden Age.
Part of the Usborne Reading Programme of over 300 books, specially developed with reading experts. Young Reading Series Three is for fully confident readers.

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Zanna Davidson

Zanna Davidson has written over fifty books for children, both non-fiction and fiction. Her stories for children include the Fairy Ponies, Fairy Unicorns and Billy and the Mini Monsters series for Usborne. She lives in the countryside in a cottage on the edge of some deep, dark woods with two small boys and her scruffy black dog, Fred.

Reader Reviews

Excellent book
This book is really interesting and has lots of information. There are lots of good illustrations. I think this would be suitable for readers aged 7 .
Emily, 18th January 2015

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