Jan. 15th marked the 451st anniversary of the coronation of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. The ceremony occurred two months after the death of Mary I, her half-sister. Throughout the five years that Mary reigned, strife ruled the relations between the two. Protestants rebelled when Mary, a Catholic, strove to restore papal supremacy and created legislation that supported her faith, and consequently she had Elizabeth imprisoned on grounds of complicity. Although her reign was welcomed by almost all English lords, who were largely Protestant, Good Queen Bess (1533 - 1603) was the target of several attempts on her life after she sat the throne. Her efforts helped make England a major power and she strengthened the Protestant church created by her father. The colony of Virginia, established by the English in the New World, is named for her, as she became known as the virgin Queen because she refused to risk weakening her power through marriage. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England and http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4676&HPF_rid=36892318&HPF_mid=3262_T1_Url3
