Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII by Anne Boleyn and was born at Greenwich 7 September 1533 and died at Richmond 24 March 1603.

She was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 15 January 1559 by Dr Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle.

The recumbent effigy resembles portraits of the Queen in old age.

The crown and collar which she wears are modern replacements, as are the orb and sceptre she carries, the originals having been stolen centuries ago.

The original wax effigy carried on her funeral hearse was remade in 1760 and it can be seen in the Abbey Museum.