Frequently Asked Questions. Where can I get a copy of the Death Master File?The National Technical Information Service distributes the Death Master File online. It contains more than 85 million records of deaths reported to Social Security from 1936 to the present. Category: Death Records.
March 24, 1603 - Queen Elizabeth I dies at Richmond Palace and is succeeded by James VI of Scotland, who unites the thrones of England and Scotland, ruling the former as James I. April 28, 1603 - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth is held at Westminster Abbey, where she is buried.
Elizabethan England. Printer Friendly Version >>>. When Queen Elizabeth I assumed the throne of England in 1558 she inherited a judicial system that stretched back in time through the preceding Middle Ages to the Anglo-Saxon era. The concept of incarcerating a person as punishment for a crime was a relatively novel idea at the time.