Elizabeth I

/əˌlɪz(ə)bəθ aɪ/
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  1. noun
    Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she 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; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
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    Queen of England
    the sovereign ruler of England
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