Seven Queens in British History- Elizabeth I (1553-1603) Elizabeth I was remembered as a Virgin Queen, she never got married in her life and didn’t nominated any successor after her death, It was called” the golden age” during her reign. She was Henry 8th ‘s mistress Anne Bolin’s daughter, Queen Anne was accused as a traitor and adultery by some powerful people in the court, the king finally lost the infatuation towards her and ordered her death, she was beheaded in the Tower of London by a hired French swordsmen. There are many legends about Elizabeth I why she didn’t get married. Elizabeth I was very tall and liked hunting very much, She was very athlete and was able to fight like a worrier, although she never joined any war, she still had a knight armor which was dedicated decorated to fit a female Queen. Some believe that she might be a man because she was so tall and strong, she usually wore the clothes with lots of decorations around her neck, It is hard to say that if she does have a Adam’s apple. She hid her gender to the public that is why she couldn’t to marry anyone by reveal her gender ambiguity. The others claim that she was emotional scared permanently she couldn’t trust any man due to her father killed her mother. The rest think she remained single to use her availability of marriage to deal with the powerful nations, she was diplomatic and astute, she exploited the benefits from outside world as a potential ally to many countries She was a successful Queen and did a very important reform to reinforce her reign, at the beginning she depicted herself as a neutral queen, and she was neither depicted as a Catholic nor a protestant by implementing the power of nation to rule rather than by religion. She also restored the Mary I’s religious policy. The third she imposed a regime that all of the religion had to follow the situation to rule, none could break this harsh regime. During her reign that was an English phrase emerging “ Eat no fish on Friday”, Many people at that age wanted to show their loyalty to the Queen and to be distinguished to the protestants, the iconic slogan for them it was” don’t eat fish”. Above all, she was a great Queen and brought the prosperity to the England and Ireland.