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Elizabeth I’s career started as Queen of the British Empire as the final Tudor Monarch when she succeed the throne from her older sister Queen Mary I on the 7th of November 1558 at the age of 25. She continued her reign and occupation as Queen of England for 48 years until her death in 1603. People may perceive being a monarch as a glamorous job, but it was actually, demanding and lonely task.
 * Career and Major noteworthy achievements **

When Elizabeth I became Queen of England she inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord which was a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain, and as a woman she ruled alone for almost half a century. Some of her major achievements throughout both her life and her reign as Queen included: - Managing to become Queen even though she had been branded a bastard by her father and lost her title of Princess Elizabeth, and was referred to as Lady Elizabeth. - Surviving a scandal concerning herself and Thomas Seymour (husband of stepmother Katharine Parr). - Surviving the questioning she was subjected to when she was imprisoned in the tower of London by her half sister Mary I as she was being accused for being involved in the Protestant rebellion. - Being gifted in the ability to speak Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and Welsh and her reign marked the widespread increase in literacy and great achievements in the arts such as William Shakespeare. - Her reign marked the beginning of significant expansions overseas such as the explorations of Sir Walter Raleigh - Receiving an excellent reputation as a good and wise ruler who was truly loved by her people - Being highly accomplished in public relations - Defeating the Spanish Armada of 132 by the English fleet of 34 ships and 163 armed merchants - English navy defected invasion attempts in 1596 and 1597 - Defeated the Rising of the North and the Essex Rebellion which were both brought about as a result of her religion - Surviving Catholic Plots and conspiracies - The fact that she would not be dominated by statesmen - She was in control of all major policies and England and was the head of a stable Government <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Used modern approaches when dealing with religious policies to best suite everyone <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Achieving a new framework of support for the needy under the Poor Laws <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Achieved recognition for England as a leading power in Europe <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- Lead England as a woman in what was very much considered a man’s world with courage, intelligence and loyalty