When Elizabeth was born she never knew how difficult her life would be. Her gender and the time period when she was born was opened to challenges of illegitimacy during her lifetime and beyond. For her to be known so well is astonishing. Throughout her life she did many remarkable things, especially as queen. Although she overcame many obstacles in life Elizabeth became a incredible queen.
In 1533 on September 7, Elizabeth Tutor was born in the Palace of Placentia, in Greenwich, United Kingdom. Her first three years were passed with innocents. She did not know much about the world around her outside the nursery. At age four, she began a formal education. She made excellent progress and was very precocious. When she was about ten Elizabeth’s father got married. Catherine Parr, the women he was to marry, was to be his sixth and last wife. Elizabeth was one of the three children, that he had, who went to the wedding. At age fourteen, in 1547 when her father died, she lived with her widowed step mother. While living there she got caught up in the secrets and chaos of Catherine’s marriage to the protector’s brother, Thomas Seymour. Thomas romped and horseplayed with Elizabeth. He would tickle and slap her butt. Her Step mother eventually joined in, with what she thought was a joke and horseplay, instead of stopping it. Eventually, Cathrine caught them in an embrace and ended this quickly. Elizabeth then left; until,1548 when Catherine died. Thomas put all his attention on Elizabeth. In 1549, Thomas was found guilty of treason and at age 15 Elizabeth was forced to face an interrogator. The interrogator wanted to know if the servants encouraged her to marry Seymour. After Mary's regined for fourth four ...
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...tablished the East Indian Company. Elizabeth was a great leader and proved that women can rule.
When Elizabeth was born she did not know what she was born into. Throughout her life she did many things good and bad. Queen Elizabeth, although called a bastard because she was the child of an adulterous relationship, was a remarkable queen and did a lot for England.
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Queen Elizabeth lived a life full of adventure, good times, trials, and even sorrows. Being a queen is not always easy. Queen Elizabeth was well remembered and loved.
Queen Elizabeth I was said to be one of the best rulers of England. Unlike rulers before her, she was a Protestant and not a Catholic. She was not stupid though. She did go to church and did everything that Catholics did to prevent getting her head cut off under the rules of her sister Mary. Elizabeth was very young when she came to rule. She was only 17 years old when her sister Mary died and she took over.
Elizabeth the first, born on September 7, 1533, is the most different and intriguing monarch in the English history (Dunn). Elizabeth is known as the Virgin Queen all of her reign. She used that image to keep out of marriage, prevent war and become one of the most beloved monarchs of the people. This image helped her also fend off Mary Queen of Scots claim to the throne. Between her vivacious and often volatile personality she led her kingdom well up until the day she died on March 24, 1603 (Alchin). The kingdom went into genuine morning for their queen of The People who had made herself loved by all of her subjects.
Many people, in England, believe that there has always been one queen to stand above the rest. That queen was Elizabeth the 1st. She has made many accomplishments during her reign. From a compromise about what religion England would follow to defeating the Spanish Armada.
Queen Elizabeth and all of those around her had a very eventful lifetime. Even when she was just a baby, Princess Elizabeth, had many things, including her mother’s death, going on. She was known by other names as well and she was such an extraordinary queen, that there was an entire era during her reign known as the Elizabethan Era, which was often considered the golden age in English history.
Queen Elizabeth was a woman wholly devoted to her country and brought it much prosperity and growth; these qualities made her the most respected leader of the entire history of England. Elizabeth nurtured and united England, and built and defeated one of the most powerful navy’s of her time. Elizabeth made England one of the most powerful countries during her reign. Queen Elizabeth I had a long, and a remarkably successful reign.
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