Queen Elizabeth I claimed the throne after her half-sister, Queen Mary I, died November 17, 1558.
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Mary Queen of Scots received the death sentence from cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
The English secret service discovered the Babington Plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I.
The British East India Trading Company was given a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.
Mary I replaces Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England.
The Royal Exchange in London was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
