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Facts About Queen Elizabeth 1
A few "Fascinating Facts About Queen Elizabeth 1".......
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Elizabeth Tudor - the future Queen Elizabeth 1 - was born on September 7 1533 at Greenwich Palace, five miles (8 km) east of London on the banks of the River Thames. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
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The age of Queen Elizabeth 1 was a time of great adventure and exploration, as men such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh crossed the Atlantic to claim lands in the "New World" of America for their queen.
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Queen Elizabeth 1 had a group of advisors, the Privy Council, to help with important decisions. The Privy Council still meets today, although it doesn't have the power and influence that it had in the time of Queen Elizabeth 1.
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