The Elizabethan Era refers to the 55 years of Queen Elizabeth I's reign during the Tudor period of English history, between 1558 and 1603. It is considered as an important period of the English Renaissance, particularly relating to geographical discovery and exploration, domestic and international politics, the building of the English national identity and advancement in the arts, especially theatre, particularly due to the rise of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and his counterparts. 

"Elizabeth I, bynames The Virgin Queen<span class="alternate-title"  and Good Queen Bess, (born September 7, 1533, Greenwich, near London, England — died March 24, 1603, Richmond, Surrey), queen of England (1558–1603) during a period, often called the Elizabethan Age, when England asserted itself vigorously as a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts."

'Elizabeth I' 2023, Britannica School, retrieved 6 January 2023.

The death of Queen Elizabeth I marked the end of the Tudor period of English history. It was followed by the Stuart period, which included the coronation of James VI of Scotland, becoming James I of England, Cromwell and the republic known as the Commonwealth of England, and the Restoration in 1660.