Summarize how Elizabeth rises to the throne -- from her birth to her coronation

Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. When Anne wasn't able to have a son he divorced her and declared Elizabeth a bastard. She was sent to live away from Henry and his new wife with her sister Mary. Elizabeth grew up not well liked which helped her later on in her life. When her father finally had the son he wanted she and her brother, Edward, grew close. Elizabeth received schooling as if she was a boy and she became very smart. Edward became King when her Father died. When Edward died her sister Mary became the Queen. Mary reigned until her her death in 1558. Elizabeth then became the Queen of England because Mary had no children to be her heir after her death. Elizabeth was a great Queen for England because of her fierce personality shown when she said this, "I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realms: to which, rather than any dishonor should grow by me, I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field."(http://historymedren.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/elizabeth.htm)

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