16th-century English women

Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era.

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

Queen of England and Ireland in July 1553

Queen of France from 1514 to 1515

Scottish Queen consort (1489-1541)

noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

Anne Shakespeare, commonly known as Anne Hathaway and sometimes referred to as Agnes Hathaway, was the wife of William Shakespeare, the English poet, playwright and actor. They were married in 1582, when Hathaway was pregnant at 26 years old and Shakespeare was 18. Some writers, such as Samuel Schoenbaum, have assumed that she was rather old for an Elizabethan bride, but in fact it was normal for her contemporaries to marry in their 20s, although legally they could marry earlier. Shakespeare, on the other hand, was young for an Elizabethan bridegroom.

sister of Edward IV of England, consort of Charles, Duke of Burgundy (1446-1503)

first child born in the Americas to English parents (fl. 16. century)

English soothsayer

English duchess

sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England

noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)

Fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville

Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland

English noblewoman (1545?–1578)

British noblewoman, Duchess of Somerset

English princess

English princess

eldest child and older daughter of William Shakespeare

wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

English martyr and saint of Roman Catholic Church (1555-1586)

English noblewoman

English noblewoman

younger daughter of William Shakespeare

mother of William Shakespeare

English Catholic martyr (1550-1588)

daughter of Anthony Beaumont of Glenfield, Leicestershire

English pickpocket and fence

Mistress of King Edward IV of England

English noblewoman (1483-1544)

English Catholic martyr

British noble

daughter of Catherine Parr

English woman accused of witchcraft (c.1565-1645)

English cunning woman and midwife executed for witchcraft (ca. 1525 – 1582)

English royal

English countess, viscountess and baroness

Englishwoman executed for witchcraft

English noblewoman

English noble and art patron

English countess

British duchess

English noblewoman

English countess

Countess of Castlehaven

English noble (1517-1571)

English mathematician

Wife of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1479-1558)

English writer

English barber surgeon

English countess

English noble

English Countess (1556-1634)

English noble

English pirate

English noblewoman (1504-1570)

English baroness

sister of William Shakespeare

English noblewoman