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OCR: Elizabeth (1533 1603 Elizabeth daughter claim to the throne was of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn threatened bv her cousin Mary ruled as queen of England from Oucen of Scots whom Elizabeth 1588 to 1603 When she succeeded reluctantl had executed her Catholic half -sister Mari Elizabeth was succeeded her first act was to establish Mart son James herself as head of the English Church Her defeat of the Spanish Armada n 588 established England major power She also encouraged colonization of the New World Elizabeth never married because she did not want her power threatened by sharing the monarchy with husband Her reluctantly herseli establishec becalse