The queen mother was the queen of England. My topic is important because she was royalty and played a big role in England’s history. Elizabeth bowes-lyon was born in London on august 4, 1900. (pgs. 8 and 9 the queen mother) Elizabeth was the ninth child of her mother, lady Strathmore. Her family has lived in the glamis castle for six centuries. Most of her brothers and sisters were older. Her and younger brother David were very close. When he left for boarding school it broke is heart. She soon went to school in London for two terms. Elizabeth loved to learn. On august 4, 1914 Elizabeth turned 14. That day world war two had begun. The castles 28 bedrooms were set up for wounded soldiers.despite her young age she put on a uniform and helped care for the soldiers. All of Elizabeth’s brothers had signed up to fight in the war. In September 1015 that got the bad news that her brother Fergus was killed. He had a baby girl named rosemary. The war ended in 1918 and her life was back to normal. Girls like Elizabeth came into the fashionable society. This is when she was presented to the king and queen. She spent a lot of time with her girlfriends in a group called “the mad hatters” (Pg. 13 the queen mother) .at that time a man had caught her attention his name was James Stuart. Everyone thought they would get married but they didn’t. In May 1920 Elizabeth was at all balls when she first caught eye of Albert. He escorted her and proposed to her twice .Elizabeth was not sure about life in the royal court. Albert’s parents loved Elizabeth. On April 26, 1923 Albert and Elizabeth finally got married. They were married at Westminster abbey in London. Then on they began their life as duke and duchess of London. : When Elizabeth got b... ... middle of paper ... ...d up to her. She cared for her kingdom a lot. She went out of her way to help them the best she could. even when she wasn’t queen she loved going places and meeting new people. Even though she had her share of health problems she was one of the first queens to receive a card on her 100th birthday and beat Queen Victoria’s record for being the longest living queen. She died March30, 2002 at age 101.( The Queen Mother by Andrew Motion). Elizabeth was a very inspirational and caring queen who will be missed dearly. Works Cited Elizabeth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press, 2000. Reproduced in Kids Info Bits. Detroit: Gale, 2014. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits Remember This—An Elegy on the death of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother by Andrew Motion COPYRIGHT 2009 USA Today Craig Wilson
Elizabeth I, from Greenwich, England, is recognized as one of the great rulers of the Western world. Growing up, tutors were astonished at the fact that she could play music and speak numerous languages. At age 25, she became queen. Her father, eldest sister, and brother had all died, which left her next in line for the throne. Though many people predicted that her reign would not last long, Elizabeth quickly disproved their underestimations
Queen Elizabeth I was crowned queen of England when she as only 25 years old (Queen Elizabeth I - Biography). She became the third queen to rule England in her own right. The first was older cousin Lady Jane Grey who was voted out after nine days in office. Second, was older sister Queen Mary I who exacted anyone who disagreed with her beliefs involving religion. Both of them were disasters to the country (Queen Elizabeth - Facts). England was struggling with money, war, and religious strife but Queen Elizabeth I was ready to take that burden and return England back to its former
Elizabeth I was born in 1533 to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Although she entertained many marriage proposals and flirted incessantly, she never married or had children.
Queen Elizabeth II currently holds the title of the Queen of England, who is described as the queen that brought Britain back to life after WWII. Elizabeth II was born April 21, 1962, as Princess Elizabeth Alexander Mary, in London, to Prince Albert, Duke of York, later to be known as George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Married Phillip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 and gave birth to four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Queen Elizabeth II lived a worldly life for over 87 years.
Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich Palace on September 7, 1533 to Henry VII and Anne Boleyn, the king’s second wife. Elizabeth inherited the throne from her half-sister, Mary Tudor, after her death in 1588, and she was coronated on January 15, 1559 (Rowse). Elizabeth set out to make changes and compromises to the contrasting choices of rule of her two predecessors and half-siblings, Edward VI and Mary Tudor. During her reign from 1588-1603, Queen Elizabeth I greatly impacted the arts, religion, and government of England.
Elizabeth [was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. Elizabeth was born to King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was turned two Anne Boleyn got beheaded] because of rumors that she committed adultery. This left Elizabeth without a mom (Neale).
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 lived most of her life, till she reached the age of twenty-five, in exile and one of the places she lived was Hatfield. It was in this places that Elizabeth waited for Queen Mary to kick the bucket and give the throne over to her. Even then Elizabeth still didn’t think she would ever inherit up to this point. A few years ago she had been thrown in the Tower of Lo...
Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533 in Greenwich England. She was the daughter of King Henry VII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth had a half sister from the king’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and also had a half brother from the king’s third wife, Jane Seymour. When Elizabeth was only two, her father had her mother executed for suspicion of adultery. When her father decided to have Elizabeth’s mother executed, he then stripped Elizabeth of her title as princess.
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.
d her dad dead in his bed,that right there made Liz wanna give up on life itself. Elizabeth inherited the estates that her dad owned,but she couldn’t really get it until she turned 18.Elizabeth was sent to live with some relatives after the death of her parents death,the relatives was also mean to her and called her names. The relatives scammed elizabeth out of her estates that SHE owned. When she turned 18 she was kicked out of the house she was living in with the relatives.(www.biography.com/people/elizabeth-bowen-9221).Mother and father death and the lack of a stable home,played a HUGE part of the person she became. Elizabeth set out homeless and all stayed in homeless shelters until she mysteriously found a way to move to Kent,England while there she attended a college named “ Downe House”,which she didnt stay very long due to insuffient funds.
Princess Diana married Prince Charles, King of Wales, on July 29, 1981. It was said that the Prince married Diana just because she fit the part. The part in which every Princess has to fit: has not been married, is Protestant, and is a virgin. Diana was the first English woman to marry the heir of the throne since 1959. With Diana being in the media so much it was hard to do anything without the press knowing about it.
After a sojourn in The Tower of London, Elizabeth finally ascended the throne in November of 1558. On November 15th, 1558, Elizabeth was at last crowned Queen after years of being cast aside, forgotten, and even tried for conspiracy. She inherited a destitute country filled with religious strife and memories of the many defeats at war. But still, she was determined to live life to its fullest and enjoyed horse-back riding and game/bear hunting. She loved music, dancing, and pageantry. She dressed extravagantly while watching plays, which created the basis for the flourishing of the theater and with it the plays of Shakespeare.
Lady Diana Frances Spencer was born July 1, 1961 in Norfolk, England and eventually the world would come to know her as Princess Diana. Diana Spencer was one of four children born to Lord and Lady Althorp. She lived and grew up in a mansion located next door to one of the royal family's estates. Her childhood playmate was Prince Andrew, the brother of Prince Charles. The Spencer family has served the Crown for generations. They are related to Sir Winston Churchill, eight U.S. Presidents such as George Washington, John Adams and Franklin D. Roosevelt and Diana's younger brother Charles is Queen Elizabeth's godson.
At the time of her birth, no one ever thought that Elizabeth would become queen of Great Britain. Elizabeth only got to enjoy the first ten years of her life with all the freedoms of being a royal without the pressures of being the heir apparent. She often took dancing and singing lessons. Her life took a major spin with the death of her grandfather, King George V. Her uncle became King Edward VIII, but he only ruled for about six months because he chose love over power. Edward appointed Elizabeth's father, Prince Albert, to become King. Soon the outbr...