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Queen Elizabeth 1. Elizabeth I (also known as Elizabeth the Great, or the "Virgin
Queen") was born in 1533 into a dangerous world of political intrigue. ...
Queen Elizabeth 1. Elizabeth I (also known as Elizabeth the Great, or the "Virgin
Queen") was born in 1533 into a dangerous world of political intrigue. ...
queen elizabeth 1. The reign of Queen Elizabeth I is often referred to as The
Golden Age of English history. Elizabeth was an immensely ...
elizabeth 1 essay. Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for
45 years. Her reign was called ?the Golden Age?. It ...
Queen Elizabeth I (Part II). Queen Elizabeth 1 The reign of Queen Elizabeth
I is often referred to as "The Golden Age" of English history. ...
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth I is often referred to as The Golden Age of English history. Elizabeth was an immensely popular Queen, and her popularity has waned little with the passing of four hundred years. She is still one of the best loved monarchs, and one of the most admired rulers of all time. She became a legend in her own lifetime, famed for her remarkable abilities and achievements. Yet, about Elizabeth the woman, we know very little. She is an enigma, and was an enigma to her own people.
Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She was born on 7 September 1533 at Greenwich Palace. Her birth was possibly the greatest disappointment of her father\'s life. He had wanted a son and heir to succeed him as he already had a daughter, Mary, by his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. He had not divorced Katherine, and changed the religion of the country in the process, to have only another daughter. Elizabeth\'s early life was consequently troubled. Her mother failed to provide the King with a son and was executed on false charges of incest and adultery on 19 May 1536. Anne\'s marriage to the King was declared null and void, and Elizabeth, like her half-sister, Mary, was declared illegitimate and deprived of her place in the line of succession.
The next eight years of Elizabeth\'s life saw a quick succession of stepmothers. There was Jane Seymour who died giving birth to the King\'s longed for son, Edward; Anne of Cleves who was divorced; Catherine Howard who was beheaded; and finally Catherine Parr. For generations, historians have debated whether the constant bride changing of her father was responsible for Elizabeth\'s apparent refusal to marry. It is certainly possible that the tragic fates of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard impressed upon her a certain fear of marriage, but there may have been other reasons for the Queen\'s single state, such as a fear of childbirth, which claimed the lives of a...
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