Historical faces of England in dolls

Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533 - March 24, 1603, - Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558, the last of the Tudor dynasty. The youngest daughter of King Henry VIII of England and his second wife Anne Boleyn.
Almost half a century (1558-1603) of the reign of Elizabeth, known as the "virgin queen", went down in the history of England as the "golden age of Elizabeth", since during this period the state became actively involved in world politics, trade and became one of the world's cultural centers. Under her rule, absolutely all branches of the economy developed, the British army grew, England turned into a colonial empire.
Under Elizabeth I, the royal administration was significantly strengthened, the financial department was streamlined. The Anglican Church, as a moderate form of Protestantism, established itself as the state religion. She was completely subordinate to the state and became an important pillar of absolutism.
Elizabeth made extensive use of contacts with the people during her trips around the country, parliamentary sessions, solemn processions and holidays to demonstrate her love and care for her subjects. She repeated many times: "You may have a more outstanding sovereign, but you will never have a more loving one." By the end of the 1580s, the cult of the empress was formed: in the popular mind, the virgin queen was likened to the Virgin Mary and was considered the patroness of Protestant England. In the court environment, she was glorified as Astrea, the goddess of eternal youth, love and beauty, the queen-sun, in pastoral poetry - as Venus or Diana Cynthia; the favorite symbol of the queen herself was the pelican, tearing pieces of meat from its own chest to feed the hungry chicks.
With the death of the queen, the Tudor dynasty ended and the Stuart dynasty began, since Elizabeth I appointed James I, the son of Mary Stuart, her successor