59 years
60 years
Queen Elizabeth I held on to the throne for a long time in part because of her Political Savvy.
Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, a long, long time before Queen Elizabeth II was born. You might be referring to the Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of George VI. She was never styled as Queen Elizabeth I or II though, because she was not a sovereign. She was a Queen Consort, the wife of a King, but had none of his powers, nor was she in line to the throne. When George VI died, the throne passed to the next in line, Elizabeth II.
from 1952 to the present date - still on the throne
November 17, 1558
Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in February 1952.
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64 years
for 6 or 8 years
Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned in the Tower of London for at least a year because her half-sister, Mary I ( AKA Mary Queen of Scots), suspected her of helping to create and knowing in advance about a plan to steal the throne.
The Queen doesn't necessarily have power. Parlaiment is in control, however, she is Queen until she either dies or steps down (Abdicates the throne).
Queen Elizabeth became queen long before Shakespeare was a glint in his father's eye. He was born in the sixth year of her reign.