Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ..with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps . lics, particularly priests, suffereddeath during this reign. Elizabeths firstparliament requested her to marry, butshe declared her intention to live and diea virgin; and she consistently declined inthe course of her life Due dAlen^on,Prince Erik of Sweden, the ArchdukeCharles of Austria, and Philip of the unfortunate Mary, Queen ofScots, were connected many of the po-litical events of Elizabeths reign. Thedetention of Mary in England (1568-1587)J whither she fle
Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ..with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps . lics, particularly priests, suffereddeath during this reign. Elizabeths firstparliament requested her to marry, butshe declared her intention to live and diea virgin; and she consistently declined inthe course of her life Due dAlen^on,Prince Erik of Sweden, the ArchdukeCharles of Austria, and Philip of the unfortunate Mary, Queen ofScots, were connected many of the po-litical events of Elizabeths reign. Thedetention of Mary in England (1568-1587)J whither she fled to the protectionof Elizabeth, Jed to a series of conspir- acies, which finally determined Elizabetlto make away with her captive. The ex-ecution of Queen Mary (1587), though ithas stained her name to posterity, tendedto confirm her power among her contem-poraries. But Philip of Spain was notto be appeased, the execution of Marylending edge to other grievances. Hecalled Elizabeth a murderess, and re-fused to be satisfied even with the sacri-fice she seemed prepared to make of herDutch allies. The Armada sailed May. ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF ENGLAND 29, 1588. Its fate is well known. Thewar with Spain dragged on till the closeof Elizabeths reign. During her reignthe splendor of her government was sus-tained by such men as Burleigh. Bacon,Walsingham, and Throgmorton; but shehad personal favorites of less merit whowere often more brilliantly of these were Dudley, whom shecreated Earl of Leicester, and whom shewas disposed to marry, and Essex, whoseviolent passions brought about his was beheaded in 1601, but Elizabethnever forgave herself his death. Herown health soo after gave way, and shedied March 24, 1603. ELIZABETH, Queen of Bohemia;born in Scotland. Aug. 19, 1596. Sheforms the connecting link between theancient royal families of England and ELIZABETH 508 ELKHART jScotland and the present reigning dy-nasty. Daughter of James VI. of Scot-land and I. of England
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