Queen Elizabeth 1
Good Queen Bess
Born:  September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace
Parents:  King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Bolyn (who was
                executed May 19, 1536, when Elizabeth was 2 years old)
Nicknames or known as:  Gloriana, Good Queen Bess, The Virgin Queen
Reign:  44 years and 4 months
Died:  Richmon Palace on Lady Day Thursday March 24, 1603
          (She was 69 years old)
This is the Lady Elizabeth's signature before she became Queen of England.
This is Queen Elizabeth's signature after her coronation.  Notice the R in her name.  This represents the name Regina which means Queen.
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