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How was there an Elizabeth II when Elizabeth I was childless?

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Elizabeth II is called Elizabeth II not because she is a descendant of Elizabeth I, but because she is the second Queen in England with the name Elizabeth.

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Queen Elizabeth I reigned from 1558 to 1603.

Queen Elizabeth II has reigned from 1952 until the present day - and she is NOT the Queen of England, that title has not existed for over 300 years. She is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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