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17 November 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen

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After the death of Mary I, which coincides with the news that the French have recaptured Calais, the last English possession in France, Elizabeth I becomes queen. Her reign is very long and, because she never marries, the question of who will succeed her remains a constant political problem.

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