What was the process which led to Elizabeth I becoming Queen of England?

Answer 1

Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Henry VIII died in January 1547, the throne was inherited by Elizabeth's half brother, Edward, who became King Edward VI. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour. Although he was the youngest of Henry VIII's three legitimate children, Edward took precedence because he was male. Edward VI died on 6th July 1553. He had provided in his will that his cousin, Lady Jane Grey, would succeed him, but Jane was deposed by Henry VIII's oldest daughter, Mary. Mary was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon and she reigned as Queen Mary I until her death on 17th November 1558. On Queen Mary's death Henry VIII's remaining child became Queen Elizabeth I and she reigned until her death on 24th March 1603.

Answer 2

She was given the throne after the reign of her sister, Mary I (sometimes called Bloody Mary), ended.