Philip II, then ruler of Spain, sent a fleet of ships called the Armada to invade England and overthrow Elizabeth I. then ruler of England. It was a disastrous failure.
The current monarch over William Shakespeare's lifetime was Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603). Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the second of Henry's six wives. She was born in Greenwich Palace in 1533 and was crowned queen of England in 1558 at the age of 25. Elizabeth reigned over England during Shakespeare's lifetime from 1558 until her death in 1603. During her reign, she had a profound influence on the culture and economy of England, ushering in a period of prosperity and expansion known as the Elizabethan era. She also fostered a strong literary tradition, and many of Shakespeare's plays were written and performed during her reign. Elizabeth was a strong advocate for religious tolerance, and she worked to ensure that England was a Protestant nation. She also maintained a strong navy, which helped protect the nation from foreign invasion. She also was a powerful ruler and maintained a tight grip on the government and nobility of England. Elizabeth's reign was a period of great progress and advancement in England, and it had a profound effect on the life and works of William Shakespeare. Her death in 1603 marked the end of the Elizabethan era, and the commencement of the Jacobean era.
Shakepeare was born in and spent the first 39 years of his life in the reign of Elizabeth 1 of England.
There were two rulers of England during Shakespeare's life--Elizabeth I to 1603 and James I thereafter.
Queen Elizabeth I reigned from 17th November 1558 until her death on 24th March 1603
Queen Elizabeth the First until 1603, and then James the First.
William the Conqueror, or William I, was the first Norman ruler of England. He defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to become king.
William the Conqueror who was crowned King William I of England
William of Normandy.
William the Conqueror
William Duke of Normandy.
King George III was ruler of the United Kingdom (which includes England).
Parliament was the ruler of England. But 4 the ruler of England during the Revolutionary War it was King George III.
George III
Elisabeth I.
King Charles II
Queen Elizabeth I was queen for all but the last 13 years of Shakespeare's life.