In 1553, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became queen. Mary was determined to re-establish Catholicism in England and viewed the Protestant Elizabeth as a direct threat. Elizabeth was briefly ...

Next to Mary is the tomb of Margaret, Countess of Lennox on which ... James IV of Scotland): great-great-granddaughter of Edward IV, King of England through his eldest daughter of Elizabeth [of York]: ...

Elizabeth’s father, Henry, brother Edward and sister Mary had caused England to fall further into debt during their reigns. Elizabeth would need to find a way to pay these debts off, and also ...