The country she inherited from her sister, Mary, was poor and with no real leaders. The people were divided by the disputes between Catholics and Protestants. England became poor by foreign wars.
Elizabeth was young when she came to the throne but she was also proud and clever. She set on restoring peace at home, she encouraged the building of ships to defend England of foreign attacks.
William Shakespeare had a talent, which was creating poetry and plays. Queen Elizabeth loved him for that and spoiled him with her money, to continuously keep writing.
In 1588, Elizabeth's navy defeated the great Spanish Armada which was sent to conquer England. Her sea captains made discoveries around the world. They brought back treasures and began colonising newly found lands of America.
After the death of his love, Queen Elizabeth, this poems and plays all turned into heart breaks and tragedies. Ben Jonson, a peer and rival, quotes Shakespeare as being "Not of an age, but all time"