Elizabeth was the sister to Bloody Mary. She was a protestant, unlike her sister. Her reign is sometimes referred to as the Golden age of England. She was known as the virgin queen, because she never married. She used the fact that she was single to her advantage to bribe other nation, because they princes knew that if they were to wage war with England, all chance of a marriage with a prince of said nation would be lost. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was the biggest military event that happened during Elizabeth’s reign. Sir Walter Raleigh and Shakespeare were just a few of the important figures who lived during Elizabeth’s reign. Elizabeth was one of the greatest monarchs of the English nation, and will be remembered for many a decade to come.