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.
The new pope, Pius V, did not like Elizabeth. Like all Catholics, he believed she was illegitimate, and thus had no right to the throne of England. Catholics believed that the true Queen of the land was Mary Queen of Scots. In 1570 he issued a bull Regnans in Excelsis (a papal document) against Elizabeth, that excommunicated her and absolved all her subjects from allegiance to her and her laws.