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queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated (1533-1603)

The Elizabethan era is in reference to the 45 years that Queen Elizabeth ruled.

Queen Elizabeth = queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603

[Enter QUEEN ELIZABETH and the DUCHESS OF YORK.]
William Shakespeare -- The Life and Death of King Richard III

Queen Elizabeth = queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated (1533-1603)

Higher up, there are many lights on in Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
David Almond -- Clay

They parted amicably, and Smith went, of all places, to the East, signing on as trainer for cosmetic queen Elizabeth Arden Graham.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Seabiscuit
In 1959, Queen Elizabeth named West a Dame Commander of the British Empire, the female equivalent of an honorary knighthood.
Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham is known for treating British soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
In New York, he was taken aboard the Queen Elizabeth to sail for England.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
Servants help Marie Antoinette and Sir Walter Raleigh, Napoleon and Queen Elizabeth from their coaches.
Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
Candide was very pleased with an actress who played Queen Elizabeth in a somewhat insipid tragedy[23] sometimes acted.
Voltaire -- Candide
What is odd, the compliment to Queen Elizabeth[547] is in bad rhythm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Selected Essays
She was being Queen Elizabeth the First of England, and Billy was supposedly Christopher Columbus.
Kurt Vonnegut -- Slaughterhouse-Five
Queen Elizabeth was a success because her navy went out and defeated the Spanish Armadillo.
Richard Lederer -- A Brief History of the World
And looked helpless like a shinbone, or a tiny speck of black on the Queen Elizabeth roses, or film on the eye of a dead goldfish.
Toni Morrison -- Song of Solomon
Queen Elizabeth might never be born, Washington might not cross the Delaware, there might never be a United States at all.
Ray Bradbury -- A Sound of Thunder
Unfortunately for Queen Elizabeth, there was lead in her face paint, which may have caused lead poisoning, affecting her brain.
Meg Cabot -- Queen of Babble
"Why certainly, Ben," said Harry Tugman impatiently, "that's the idea, but Queen Elizabeth was behind it.
Thomas Wolfe -- Look Homeward, Angel
Let's imagine for the moment that you're taking a world cruise, on the Queen Elizabeth 2, say.
Tom Clancy -- The Hunt for Red October
If Queen Elizabeth's crew of thugs come chasing after, we hid whoever needed hiding in snug little spots like this—priest holes."
Ransom Riggs -- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
It's funny but last year the Sex Pistols ended up doing the same thing with a photograph of Queen Elizabeth on the cover of their God Save the Queen single.
Christina Garcia -- Dreaming in Cuban
Every question is discussed with moderation, and an acuteness and minuteness equal to that of Queen Elizabeth's privy council.
David McCullough -- John Adams

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