Anniversary of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I January 15, 1559

January 15, 1559, Queen Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England, reigning until her death on March 24, 1603. Considered by many as England's greatest monarch, closely followed by her namesake, Queen Elizabeth II.

Elizabeth in her coronation robes... painter unknown.

 

She was known as The Virgin Queen, Gloriana and Good Queen Bess and was one of the strongest monarchs.

Elizabeth was born in Greenwich on September 17, 1533

of King Henry VIII and Anne Bolelyn.  

 This is called the Darnley portrait... after the owner, as the painter is unknown.
 The portrait dates to circa 1575.

Queen Elizabeth by Edward Spencer Beesly, 1892

June 2nd, 1953 A Queen is Crowned For England

June 2nd is the anniversary of the day Queen Elizabeth 2 was crowned Queen of England in 1953...

 The queen followed her father King George VI to the throne...and George never expected to be king...actually was not pleased about it...

but became king by default when his older brother Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry American twice divorced Wallis Simpson...

King George VI died at the Sandringham estate on February 6th, 1952 while Princess Elizabeth was undertaking a royal visit for her father with her husband Prince Philip....who had to inform her that she was now queen.

And the Queen, now the longest lived and longest reigning British monarch has just celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee of the ascension, and now the coronation...

and long may she reign!