Elizabeth the Great

Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), was the longest-reigning English monarch in nearly two centuries, and the first woman to successfully occupy the English throne. Born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (1926- ) in London, Elizabeth II's reign of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952- ) has been marked by vast changes in the lives of her people and in the power and prestige of her nation. Learn more about these distinguished leaders from this special recording, marking the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.