Elizabeth I reigned in England after the terms of Edward VI and Mary I were over.
Edward VI ( 12 October 1537 -- 6 July 1553 ) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death . Elizabeth I ( 7 September 1533 -- 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death . Edward 's will was set aside and Mary became queen , deposing Lady Jane Grey . Mary I ( 18 February 1516 -- 17 November 1558 ) was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death . After her death in 1558 , her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed by her younger half-sister and successor Elizabeth I , daughter of Henry and Anne Boleyn .