Elizabeth I, (1533-1603), Queen of England and Ireland

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Surname:	Elizabeth I
Gender:	Female
Date:	1533-1603
Title:	Queen of England and Ireland
History:	Daughter (only child) of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Succeeded to the throne Nov 1558 on the death of her Roman Catholic half-sister Mary I; crowned 15 Jan 1559. Under the Religious Settlement of 1559, she imposed the Protestant religion by law. Notable events of reign included the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587, and England's naval conflict with Spain, including victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588. The last Tudor monarch, she did unmarried 24 Mar 1603, and declared James VI of Scotland as her successor (as James I of England).
Biography:	ODNB link for Elizabeth, I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland,
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275535 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P146307 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for I Elizabeth

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1558-1603: Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland Series I, Elizabeth I	The National Archives, Kew	SP 52
2	rolls of New Year's gifts	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Harleian roll v 18; Add MSS 4827, 8159, 9972; Lansdowne roll 17; Eg MS 3052
3	1570-73: letter book of diplomatic letters, incl letters from Sir Francis Walsingham	Blackburn Central Library		NRA 1145 Blackburn L coll
4	1595-99: register of Queen Elizabeth's official out-letters	The London Archives: City of London	CLC/234/MS01752
5	c1568-85: papers, incl list of offices and fees and New Year's Gift Rolls	Society of Antiquaries of London	MSS 105, 205, 537-38	See PJ Willetts, Manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries of London (2000)
6	letters	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRAS859	NRA 10169 Douglas-Home
7	1559-72: corresp with Earls of Shrewsbury	Arundel Castle	pp200-01	NRA 12614 Fitzalan-Howard
8	1565-70: letters to the Lord Deputy, Sir Henry Sidney	Trinity College Dublin		See Irish MSS Commission, Catalogue 745 (1962)
9	letters and papers	Inner Temple Library		See Catalogue of MSS 1972
10	letters and papers	Hatfield House Library and Archives		See HMC 9 Salisbury (Cecil) MSS
11	1569-1602: letters to Earls of Huntingdon	Huntington Library	HU	NRA 10029 Hastings
12	transcripts of papers and letters	New York Public Library: Manuscripts and Archives Division	MssCol 1313	NRA 20038
13	letters and papers	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Sloane MSS
14	1567-97: letters	Lambeth Palace Library	MSS 647-62	NRA 19123
15	1563-75: letters (6) to Valentine Dale	Carl H Pforzheimer Library
16	misc corresp and official papers	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives		See Catalogue of MSS vol 1-5
17	1575-1603: letters (5) to Sir George Carey	Berkeley Castle Muniments		NRA 21647 Berkeley
18	1582-96: letters to James VI of Scotland	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 23240
19	1569-70: letters to Mayor and Aldermen of Coventry	Coventry Archives	BA/H/17	NRA 26967 Coventry city
20	letters to Dukes of Hamilton	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)		See Accessions to Repositories 1983
21	1561-75: corresp rel to Mary Queen of Scots	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.3657
22	1564: volume of verse presented by University of Cambridge	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 8915	See Annual Return 1992
23	1566: letters patent for disposal of monastic lands	Lambeth Palace Library		See Annual Return 1994
24	1599-1600: (copy) roll of New Year's gifts	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 294