5th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I dissolved in the prior September to allow a new Parliament to be urgently summoned. 5th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I The 5th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by Queen Elizabeth I of England on 12 October 1584 and assembled on 23 November 1584. The size of the House of Commons had by now increased further to 460 members, compared with only 402 in her first Parliament of 1558/9. Like the 4th Parliament of 1572, Elizabeth's 5th Parliament was called in response to a Catholic conspiracy aimed at putting Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots on to the English throne.
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England is a 1990 Children's biography by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema. It describes the life and times during her reign from 1558 to 1603. "BookList" wrote "This biography of Queen Elizabeth I does an excellent job of describing the context of her life so that reasons for many of her actions become clear. The resulting depth is a pleasant surprise and will give the book a wide audience." while the "School Library Journal" wrote "Although the format suggests a picture-book