Elizabeth I, queen of England: Declining Years

After the Armada, Elizabeth's popularity began to wane. Parliament became less tractable and began to object to the abuse of royally granted monopolies. The rash uprising of Elizabeth's favorite, Robert Devereux, 2d earl of Essex, darkened her last years. She refused until on her deathbed to name her successor—the son of Mary Queen of Scots, James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Declining Years
• Foreign Affairs and the Spanish War
• Domestic Developments
• Reign
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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