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Elizabeth I

Protestant queen who re-established the Church of England and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Key facts

Protestant queen; re-established the Church of England without persecuting private believers.
Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Never married; died in 1603 with no heir, succeeded by James VI of Scotland.

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