Queen Elizabeth was born in Greenwich Palace on September 7,
             1533. She died on March 24, 1603, of natural causes. Her father
             was Henry VII. His second wife, Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth's
             mother. King Henry wanted a son, but received a daughter,
             instead, from his second wife. Before Elizabeth's third
             birthday, Henry had her mother beheaded in charges of adultery
             Elizabeth was brought up in a separate household at Hatfield
             (not known). King Henry's third wife gave birth to a son. This
             boy was named Edward. Edward was declared first in line for King
             Henry's throne, while Mary (Daughter of Henry's first wife) was
             declared second, and Elizabeth was declared third and last in
             Elizabeth received a thorough education that was normally
             reserved for men. She was taught by special tutors of whom, the
             most known, was a Cambridge humanist by the name of Roger Ascham.
             Roger Ascham wrote about Elizabeth, "Her mind has no womanly
             weakness. Her perseverance is equal to that of a man and her
             memory long keeps what it quickly picks up. With the help of
             these tutors, she was not only fluent in two languages, but in
             four languages. She was fluent in the languages of Greek, Latin,
             When Henry died in 1547, her brother, Edward, took over the
             throne at ten years of age. Edward, with a short reign on the
             throne, died in 1553, and Elizabeth's half, older sister, Mary
             took the throne. Mary, like Edward, died on November 17, 1558,
             after a short time on the throne.In October 1562, Queen
             In 1584, Europe's other major protestant leader, William of
             Orange, was assassinated. For the first time in her life,
             Elizabeth showed some concern. She was now, the only major
             protestant leader in Europe. At this time, Elizabeth's Privy
             council drew up a Bond of Association which pledged that its
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