Summarize how Elizabeth rises to the throne -- from her birth to her coronation.
Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was born on September 7, 1533. Her early life was constantly troubled. Her mother was executed because of false charges of incest and adultery. Elizabeth and her half sister Mary were declared illegitimate and deprived of their place in the line of succession. Over the next eight years, Elizabeth had many stepmothers. Elizabeth's father died in 1547. His young song Edward then became king. Despite the fact that they were illigitemate, Henry had reinstated his daughters in the line of succession. Mary was to follow Edward in line, and Elizabeth would follow after Mary. "This meant that Elizabeth was now second in line to the throne. Edward was too young to rule himself as he was only nine years old, so his uncle, Edward Seymour, became Protector of England." Edward Seymour's younger brother plotted to overthrow him. Elizabeth was implicated in his plot because he wanted to marry her. "Elizabeth again found herself implicated in treason after the Wyatt rebellion of 1554." Edward had died in the summer of 1553 from bad health. and Mary, Elizabeth's half-sister, was now Queen Mary I of England. Elizabeth succeeded to the throne on November 17, 1558 because Mary had died. She was finally crowned queen on January 15, 1559.
"Elizabeth I Biography." Web. 11 May 2010. <http://www.elizabethi.org/us/biography.html>.
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Flickr. Web. 11 May 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/22211466@N07/2650320328/>.
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