When Queen Elizabeth 2 was a little girl?

Answer 1

Her reign was described as the Golden Age so she was a rather good queen. She was dedicated to her job and refused to get married (it was roumerd that she was infurtile), this is why she was known as the virgin queen.

Answer 2

Queen Elizabeth was a wonderful woman. Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England, between 1558 and 1603. She was the last queen of Tudor England. Born on September 7, 1533, her father was King Henry VIII and her mother was the second of his six wives, Anne Boleyn. She had a half sister, Mary, but neither were supposed to take the throne after their father- he wanted a son. Soon their half-brother Edward was born, and he became King first after Henry's death. When he died, Mary became Queen and in the middle of a fued, sent Elizabeth to the Tower of London. After Mary died, Elizabeth took the throne. Ecstatic of her sister's death, it is claimed she said, "It is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes." Her coronation was on January 15, 1559. She made England one of the most wealthy and powerful countries. She was loved by all of England and is believed to be the greatest queen to have ever ruled.

Answer 3

Queen's childhood was in LONDON she was born on 17 Burton st. in Mayfair, londan go check it out she was named queen after her father died witch was February 6th 1952 she got married November 20 1947...

Answer 4

On January 15, 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England. The new queen walked on a blue carpet that ran from the palace to Westminster Abbey, which was torn up by souvenir seekers after she walked past. The ceremony of the coronation was much as it had been for Elizabeth's predecessors. But in many ways, this one was different. Only a few years before this, no one had expected her to ever sit on a throne. Many were sure she would have been executed.

The road to the throne was had not been an easy one for Elizabeth. She was born a princess to a king and queen, but before even her third birthday, her mother was executed, she was stripped of her princess title, named a royal bastard and neglected by her father. After her mother died, her life was constantly changing with a succession of many very different stepmothers. Before she came to the throne, she was imprisoned by her half sister, and during these times of imprisonment her life had often been in danger. No one expected her to become one of the most powerful queens in England's history.

Her parents, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, both believed that the child they were expecting was a boy, and they had every reason to. The philosophers and astronomers assured the king that this time he would have a son, a prince, and a future king. Before the baby was born, letters were prepared to be sent out, announcing the birth and thanking God for sending the queen "good speed in the deliverance and bringing forth of a prince."

But there was no prince. Anne gave birth to a princess. This was disastrous, and no one felt the disappointment more than King Henry. He had moved mountains to marry Anne. He had overridden both the Pope and the Emperor, lost many friends and the Church that he had once been a proud defender of, torn down abbeys and monasteries, and put men to death whose only crime was their faith. All to gain what he already had, a daughter. There was little celebration at the princess's birth.

Despite their disappointment, the infant princess was treasured by her mother and given a splendid christening. She was named Elizabeth, after both her grandmothers. She was given her own household at the Royal Palace of Hatfield, and her mother saw that she was extremely well cared for. She lived in the palace nursery, and led a protected life.

But from Elizabeth's birth onwards, Henry's feelings for her mother, who he had once loved passionately, began to cool. His attention was taken by the other ladies of the court, and he was openly tired of his new queen, Anne Boleyn. While her mother was still the queen, Elizabeth's childhood was comfortable. But Anne was not to remain queen for very long.

Henry still desperately wanted a son.When Henry's former wife Katherine of Aragon - who he had pushed aside to marry Anne - died, Henry was able to dispose of Anne without facing petitions to have him take Katherine back, leaving him free to marry who he pleased. Anne's days were numbered. She was accused of witchcraft, adultery, and incest, and was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. She was put on trial and condemned to death. Before Elizabeth's third birthday, her mother was executed.

Elizabeth's life was never to be the same. She was declared illegitimate and crossed out of the line for the throne. She was stripped of her title of princess and named a bastard of the king. Elizabeth was a extremely intelligent child, even at the age of two, and noticed the change in her name. She exclaimed, "how haps it governor, yesterday my Lady Princess, today but my Lady Elizabeth?"

These were not to be the only changes. Within days of her mother's death, her father married Anne's former maid of honor, Jane Seymour, and Elizabeth was presented with a new stepmother. She and her mother were forgotten by her father and he did not provide for her. Her governess, Lady Margaret Bryan, had to write to the king asking him to make sure that Elizabeth was provided with all the clothes she needed. The clothes she still had from before her mother's death, when her mother made sure she had all she needed, were much too small.

Jane Seymour died a few days after giving birth to Henry's longed for son, Prince Edward. Like Elizabeth, Edward was to grow up motherless, and when they were still both very young, the two children formed a close bond. Although Elizabeth was getting along well with her half sister, Mary, they were never close. This was mainly because they were of different religions, Elizabeth was brought up Protestant, the religion of her mother, Mary a Catholic, the religion of her mother. Also, they were of very different ages, Mary was seventeen years older, and they had very different personalities. Edward and Elizabeth, however, were closer in age, shared the same religion, and both had a passion for learning. All the royal children were given a very impressive education.

From an early age Elizabeth was taught Latin, Greek, Spanish, and French, as well as history, philosophy, astronomy, geography, architecture, horseback riding, dancing, and mathematics. Besides reading and writing, Elizabeth spent much of her time learning to play Musical Instruments, which she came have a great skill for, and she also learned needlework and art. Elizabeth was an extremely gifted student and her talent for learning was appreciated by those who had the privilege to teach her. Roger Ascham, a well known scholar, became Elizabeth's tutor. He once said, "I have dealt with many learned ladies, but amongst them all the brightest star is my illustrious Lady Elizabeth."

When Elizabeth was four years old, her governess Lady Bryan was replaced by a young woman called Katherine Champernowne (later Katherine Ashley). Katherine was a well educated lady who came to love Elizabeth dearly. She became a very important figure in Elizabeth's life and was in many ways the mother Elizabeth no longer had. Elizabeth affectionately called her "Kat". Elizabeth's household also included a Welsh woman named Blanche Parry. Blanche remained a close friend of the Lady Elizabeth throughout most of her life. Blanche also taught Elizabeth some of the Welsh language.

Besides Jane Seymour, Elizabeth was to have other stepmothers. Barely a month after Jane's death, Henry sent out instructions regarding the search for a new wife. In 1540 he married Anne of Cleves, but she did not remain queen for long. She was the first of the two of Henry's six wives that escaped marriage to the king by other means than death, as the marriage was annulled after just four months.

Henry however, always on the quest for another male heir, was soon married again to a fifth wife, Katherine Howard, who had been a cousin of Anne Boleyn. The young Queen took a great interest in her new stepdaughter, often having Elizabeth with her and playing with her. When she first dined in public, she gave Elizabeth the place of honor opposite her. To the young Elizabeth, who so far had spent her life overlooked as insignificant, this must have meant quite a lot to her.

But this was not destined to continue. It was discovered that Katherine had committed adultery, and like Elizabeth's mother before her, she was taken to the Tower of London, condemned to death, and executed on Tower Green. This must have been both a very painful and confusing time for Elizabeth, who was still only eight years old. Another woman who had played the role of mother in Elizabeth's life met the same fate as her real mother had. The impact of this upon her cannot be measured, but Robert Dudley, her childhood friend and her suitor when she became Queen, said many years later that when she was eight years old, Elizabeth had told him that she would never marry.

In about six short years, she had lost her mother and three stepmothers. Also she had probably heard tales of the fate of her half sister Mary's mother, Katherine of Aragon, and it is not surprising that all these events gave her a fear of what happened to women who married. Maybe this is why Elizabeth never married, because marriage was directly linked to death for her.

But Katherine Howard was not the last of Elizabeth's stepmothers. Her father took another wife, his sixth and last, Katherine Parr. The time when Katherine was Queen was a good time for Elizabeth, who was at last given some kind of a family life, even if on a royal scale. Katherine was a motherly lady who did her very best to give the three royal children a family. She liked to have the children around her and did much to reconcile Elizabeth and Mary to their father, trying her hardest to have them accepted back into both the family and the succession.

But though life was improved for Elizabeth, it was certainly not idyllic. During a stay at the royal court, Elizabeth managed to offend her father profoundly, for which she was banished from the palace. What exactly this offense was remains unknown, maybe a remark or question that a child would not think inappropriate, but King Henry would. Eventually, with Katherine Parr's intervention, the the king's anger faded, and Elizabeth was eventually allowed back to court. But by that time, the king was very far from well. He had an ulcer on his leg that troubled him greatly and his enormous weight made it very hard for him to move at all. It was becoming clear to all around him that his days were numbered. He died on 28 January 1547. Elizabeth was with her half brother Edward, at the royal Palace of Enfield in London when they were told of their father's death. She and her brother cried bitterly, holding each other up. Both children knew their lives were about to change yet again, and their tears may well have been from fear of the future, as well as grief for the death of their father. Both were now orphans. Elizabeth was only thirteen years old, and Edward was the new King of England at the age of nine. Elizabeth was now second in line to the throne. Once again, her life had drastically changed and she was now unprotected against a plot against her or her life. Elizabeth's adolescence was no easier than her childhood. While her father had been alive, she was safe from political opportunists, but when he died and his young son became King of England, she was vulnerable to those who saw her as a pawn that could be used to their own gain. Despite her being officially illegitimate, Henry had put his two daughters back in the line of succession. Mary was to follow Edward, and Elizabeth was to follow Mary. Edward was too young to rule himself as he was only nine years old, so his uncle, Edward Seymour, became Lord Protector of England. The dowager Queen, Katherine Parr, remarried very soon after the King Henry's death to her old suitor, the Lord Admiral, Thomas Seymour. Elizabeth and her household, including Kat Ashley (previously Kat Champerowne) and Blanche Parry, went to live with the Queen and her new husband, and a new era of trouble began for her. Thomas Seymour, a man in his late thirties, took an unhealthy interest in his new step-daughter, who had now just turned fourteen. He had a reputation for being charming, and it is possible that Elizabeth developed a crush on him. But whatever her feelings for him may have been, Seymour took advantage of them, and began to visit Elizabeth's bedchamber early in the mornings. Sometimes the Queen herself accompanied him, and they would both tickle her. Another time, they teased Elizabeth in the garden, the Queen holding her while Seymour cut up her mourning gown for her father. Matters appear to have gotten out of hand, and neither Katherine Parr, Kat Ashley or Elizabeth herself was comfortable with his behavior. Elizabeth began to get up earlier and earlier so that when he came to her bedchamber in the mornings she would already be up and dressed. Katherine, concerned, thought it would be better for her to leave the household. Elizabeth left, although there was no hard feelings between the two of them, and Elizabeth wrote letters often to the Queen, who was heavily pregnant. She soon gave birth to a daughter, who was named Mary, but died soon after the birth. But leaving the household was not the end of Elizabeth's troubles with the Admiral.He planned to abduct the king, marry him to Lady Jane Grey, who was next in line for the throne, and marry himself to Elizabeth. Shortly after his wife's death, Seymour began to seek Elizabeth's hand in marriage. Elizabeth turned him down. He was deeply jealous of the influence his brother had in the country and over the new boy king, and he plotted against the king and his brother, the Lord Protector. His plans failed, and he was arrested for treason. His plan to marry Elizabeth implicated her in the plot. It was high treason for an heir to the throne to marry without the consent of the Monarch, Privy Council and Parliament, and Elizabeth stood in great danger from those who felt that she was part of Seymour's schemes. Her servants were arrested and sent to the Tower, and she herself was put under guard. She went through rigorous questioning by Sir Robert Tyrwhit on her relations with the Admiral. At this time, Elizabeth was only fifteen years old, but one careless word from her could have sealed the fate of many of those who were very close to her, and could possibly have cost her her own life as well. In such extremely difficult, and certainly very frightening circumstances, and with no assistance, Elizabeth managed to uphold her innocence. The Admiral, however, was found guilty of high treason and condemned to death. The affect of all this on Elizabeth must have been immense, and she was unwell for some months after. This effected her reputation as well and this was a great concern to Elizabeth. She was always very sensitive about what people thought of her, and she wanted the many rumors about her suppressed. She wrote to the Lord Protector asking for a proclamation to be made saying these things were untrue. During this time, Elizabeth's previously flourishing relationship with her brother suffered. They were no longer as close as they had been. During the Seymour scandal, Elizabeth was forbidden to attend court. She was eventually allowed to return, once she had been cleared of suspicion. To try and recapture her virtuous image, Elizabeth dressed as the perfect Protestant lady. She only wore gowns in plain black and white, refused to wear any jewels or other finery, and never wore makeup. This was much commented upon, and even her brother called her his "sweet sister temperance". Following the disgrace and death of his brother the Admiral, Edward Seymour was replaced as the Protector by John Dudley( who was soon created Duke of Northumberland). Edward had enjoyed a rather healthy childhood, but in 1553, he became very ill with very possibly a form of consumption. It was obvious to Northumberland that the young king was not likely to live much longer, and he began to make the preparations for the succession. The heir was Edward's half-sister, Mary, but she was a Catholic, and so her accession would put an quick end to Northumberland's power. So, to prevent any Catholic succession, and to keep his power, Northumberland began to plot against Mary. If Mary was excluded from the succession because she were considered illigimate, then Elizabeth too would be crossed out of the line to the throne, as she was also considered illigimate. When niether of them could inheirit the throne, then the crown went to the Stuarts through Henry's oldest sister Margaret, or the Suffolk/Grey line through his younger sister, Mary. Henry VIII had excluded from his will the claims of the Stuart line, and so the crown would fall directly on Frances, Duchess of Suffolk, who was set aside in favor of her daughter, Lady Jane Grey. So Northumberland persuaded Edward to set his sisters aside so Jane Grey could become Queen. Northumberland then married his youngest son Guildford to Jane Grey, which ensured the continued influence of the Dudleys. He then attempted to have Mary and Elizabeth in his power while Edward was dying. He knew that if he imprisoned them, they would be unable to rise the people in support against his plan. He was also determined to prevent them from seeing Edward, especially Elizabeth. He was afraid that Edward's affection for his sister, and Elizabeth's cleverness, might persuade Edward to rewrite his will in her favor. In fact, Elizabeth suspected her brother was ill and set out from Hatfield to visit him just a few weeks before Edward died, but Northumberland's men intercepted her and sent her back. She then wrote her brother letters inquiring about his health and asking permission to come to the court. But these were intercepted and so never reached Edward. As Edward's health continued to detirorate quickly and it became apparent that he would not live much longer, Northumberland sent a message to Elizabeth, ordering her to Greenwich Palace. She may have been warned of his intentions, or she guessed them. She refused to obey, taking to her bed with a sudden illness. As a further precaution, she had her doctor send a message to the council certifying she was too ill to possibly travel. Northumberland was enraged by Elizabeth's refusal but he could do nothing. His plan was to prove succesful, if only at first. Edward died in the summer of 1555, leaving Northumberland free to set up his son and daughter-in-law as King and Queen of England. Three days after Edward died, on 6 July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen, an honor she never wanted. But Lady Jane ruled for only nine days. Mary put up a strong fight for her throne and was proclaimed Queen on the 19 of July in London. Five days later, Northumberland was arrested and later executed, and soon after, Jane Grey and Guildford Dudley were imprisoned. Mary triumphantly made her way to London. Elizabeth was given the privilege of riding with the new queen, and the two daughters of Henry VIII were welcomed by cheering crowds. Mary's accession had begun well for Elizabeth. However, the differences between the two women, primarily their different faiths, soon caused problems. Mary became greatly suspicious of her younger half-sister, and was reluctant to acknowledge her as heir to the throne. Now that she was Queen, Mary set about restoring the Catholic faith in England. She also negotiated to marry Prince Philip, the son of the Emperor Charles, who she did eventually marry at Winchester in 1554. The marriage was immensely unpopular in England. Spain was the greatest power in Europe, and it was feared that England too would fall under it's dominance. In opposition to the planned marriage, Thomas Wyatt, a man from Kent, raised a rebellion against it. When they were captured for questioning, it emerged that one of their plans was to have Elizabeth marry Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, to ensure a native born succession to the throne. Elizabeth again found herself implemented in a dangerous political plot, that some thought had the far more sinister intention of placing her on the throne, rather than just securing her marriage. Given Elizabeth's dislike of both marriage and rebellion, it is extremely unlikely that she was a party to their schemes, or if she knew of their plans, approved of them, but the very use of her name by the conspirators, and the existence of circumstantial evidence that suggested that Elizabeth may well have had knowledge of the intended revolt, were enough to put her under suspicion. Elizabeth denied any knowledge of Wyatt's plans, but the Queen's close advisor was hostile to the Protestant heir to the throne, and pushed Mary to bring her to trial. Elizabeth was not put on trial, but taken as a prisoner to the Tower of London. This being the place her mother was imprisoned must have terrified her, and she continually declared her innocence. But on Sunday, 18 of March 1554, she was taken by boat to the Royal Fortress. At first, Elizabeth refused to enter, declaring that she was innocent, and a loyal subject of the Queen, but she did eventually go in, where she was imprisoned in the Bell Tower. Some of her servants were imprisoned with her, including Kat Ashley. Elizabeth was in great danger. Her very existence was considered a threat to the Queen, and to the Spanish marriage, and the Queen's advisors urged her execution. Mary was reluctant to execute anyone, but she had succumbed to pressure to execute the innocent Lady Jane Grey against her will, and powerful persuasion could have very possibly led her to sign her sister's death warrant. But the lack of evidence against Elizabeth, Wyatt's declaration of her innocence as he went to his death on the block, and Elizabeth's increasing popularity in the country, worked in her favor, and she was soon released from the Tower. She was not given her freedom, however, and was taken as a prisoner to the manor of Woodstock, near Oxfordshire. On her way there, the crowds greeted her with warm cheers and gifts, demonstrations of their support in this difficult time. Elizabeth was imprisoned at Woodstock for a year. The manor itself was dilapidated, and so Elizabeth had to be lodged in the Gatehouse. There was little room for her servants, and Thomas Parry, who was responsible for her financial accounts, had to lodge in the nearby town. Elizabeth was guarded by Sir Henry Bedingfield's hundred men, and watched closely. She was not allowed to see Kat Ashley, everyone who visited her had to be accounted for, and she was forbidden to communicate with anyone without supervision. Bedingfield was very strict with her, on Mary 's orders, but his vigilance was as much for Elizabeth's benefit as for the Queen's. Hidden away, Elizabeth was safer from being a victim of an assassin. Although Bedingfield and the resrictions she was subject to irritated her, Elizabeth, when she became Queen bore him no ill will and teased him that if she should need to keep someone closely confined, she would summon him. Following her marriage to Philip of Spain, Mary soon believed herself to be pregnant. This was welcome news to her Catholic supporters, but not to Protestants. If Mary bore a healthy child, then the hope of restoring the Protestant faith in England looked lost for good. The news of Mary's pregnancy also concerned Elizabeth. It seemed now that her chance of becoming Queen was further away than ever, and she reputedly even considered escaping from England to France to avoid a life of imprisonment. However, as the months passed, it became clear that Mary was not pregnant at all. Mary was now increasingly unhappy, and increasingly unpopular. Her policy of burning Protestants at the stake was hated, as was her involving England in a war with France in which Calais, England's last foothold in France, was lost. At her husband's bequest, Mary reluctantly accepted Elizabeth as heir to the throne. After Elizabeth, and passing over the Suffolk line, the most powerful claimant to the throne was Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of Henry VIII's eldest sister, Margaret. Mary had not long married the French heir to the throne, Francois, and the French and Spanish were enemies. Thus, even though Elizabeth was a Protestant, it was in Philip's best interest to secure her accession to the throne to avoid the French obtaining it. Elizabeth was at her childhood home of Hatfield when Mary died on the 17 of November, 1558. She was found eating an apple underneath an oak tree in the great park when the news of her accession to the throne reached her. Elizabeth was now just twenty five years old, and Queen of England. For the first time in her life, her destiny lay in her own hands, and Elizabeth knelt on the ground and whispered in Latin what she truly must have felt: "This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes". Elizabeth did finally succeed to the throne on 17th November 1558.
what was elizebeth the 1st childhood like?
Queen Elizabeth 1's childhood was very sad. She had parents who unloved her very much, and that is why she became cruel and determined, she was sad from her childhood.

Answer 5

She wasn't treated very well. As soon as her mother was beheaded she was sent off to a royal estate with nannies and there she stayed. Henry considered her a "bastard" and treated her as such. Her sister was made next in line to the throne and it wasn't until after she died that Elizabeth at 25 became queen.
On January 15, 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England. The new queen walked on a blue carpet that ran from the palace to Westminster Abbey, which was torn up by souvenir seekers after she walked past. The ceremony of the coronation was much as it had been for Elizabeth's predecessors. But in many ways, this one was different. Only a few years before this, no one had expected her to ever sit on a throne. Many were sure she would have been executed.

The road to the throne was had not been an easy one for Elizabeth. She was born a princess to a king and queen, but before even her third birthday, her mother was executed, she was stripped of her princess title, named a royal bastard and neglected by her father. After her mother died, her life was constantly changing with a succession of many very different stepmothers. Before she came to the throne, she was imprisoned by her half sister, and during these times of imprisonment her life had often been in danger. No one expected her to become one of the most powerful queens in England's history.

Her parents, King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, both believed that the child they were expecting was a boy, and they had every reason to. The philosophers and astronomers assured the king that this time he would have a son, a prince, and a future king. Before the baby was born, letters were prepared to be sent out, announcing the birth and thanking God for sending the queen "good speed in the deliverance and bringing forth of a prince."

But there was no prince. Anne gave birth to a princess. This was disastrous, and no one felt the disappointment more than King Henry. He had moved mountains to marry Anne. He had overridden both the Pope and the Emperor, lost many friends and the Church that he had once been a proud defender of, torn down abbeys and monasteries, and put men to death whose only crime was their faith. All to gain what he already had, a daughter. There was little celebration at the princess's birth.

Despite their disappointment, the infant princess was treasured by her mother and given a splendid christening. She was named Elizabeth, after both her grandmothers. She was given her own household at the Royal Palace of Hatfield, and her mother saw that she was extremely well cared for. She lived in the palace nursery, and led a protected life.

But from Elizabeth's birth onwards, Henry's feelings for her mother, who he had once loved passionately, began to cool. His attention was taken by the other ladies of the court, and he was openly tired of his new queen, Anne Boleyn. While her mother was still the queen, Elizabeth's childhood was comfortable. But Anne was not to remain queen for very long.

Henry still desperately wanted a son.When Henry's former wife Katherine of Aragon - who he had pushed aside to marry Anne - died, Henry was able to dispose of Anne without facing petitions to have him take Katherine back, leaving him free to marry who he pleased. Anne's days were numbered. She was accused of witchcraft, adultery, and incest, and was arrested and taken to the Tower of London. She was put on trial and condemned to death. Before Elizabeth's third birthday, her mother was executed.

Elizabeth's life was never to be the same. She was declared illegitimate and crossed out of the line for the throne. She was stripped of her title of princess and named a bastard of the king. Elizabeth was a extremely intelligent child, even at the age of two, and noticed the change in her name. She exclaimed, "how haps it governor, yesterday my Lady Princess, today but my Lady Elizabeth?"

These were not to be the only changes. Within days of her mother's death, her father married Anne's former maid of honor, Jane Seymour, and Elizabeth was presented with a new stepmother. She and her mother were forgotten by her father and he did not provide for her. Her governess, Lady Margaret Bryan, had to write to the king asking him to make sure that Elizabeth was provided with all the clothes she needed. The clothes she still had from before her mother's death, when her mother made sure she had all she needed, were much too small.

Jane Seymour died a few days after giving birth to Henry's longed for son, Prince Edward. Like Elizabeth, Edward was to grow up motherless, and when they were still both very young, the two children formed a close bond. Although Elizabeth was getting along well with her half sister, Mary, they were never close. This was mainly because they were of different religions, Elizabeth was brought up Protestant, the religion of her mother, Mary a Catholic, the religion of her mother. Also, they were of very different ages, Mary was seventeen years older, and they had very different personalities. Edward and Elizabeth, however, were closer in age, shared the same religion, and both had a passion for learning. All the royal children were given a very impressive education.

From an early age Elizabeth was taught Latin, Greek, Spanish, and French, as well as history, philosophy, astronomy, geography, architecture, horseback riding, dancing, and mathematics. Besides reading and writing, Elizabeth spent much of her time learning to play musical instruments, which she came have a great skill for, and she also learned needlework and art. Elizabeth was an extremely gifted student and her talent for learning was appreciated by those who had the privilege to teach her. Roger Ascham, a well known scholar, became Elizabeth's tutor. He once said, "I have dealt with many learned ladies, but amongst them all the brightest star is my illustrious Lady Elizabeth."

When Elizabeth was four years old, her governess Lady Bryan was replaced by a young woman called Katherine Champernowne (later Katherine Ashley). Katherine was a well educated lady who came to love Elizabeth dearly. She became a very important figure in Elizabeth's life and was in many ways the mother Elizabeth no longer had. Elizabeth affectionately called her "Kat". Elizabeth's household also included a Welsh woman named Blanche Parry. Blanche remained a close friend of the Lady Elizabeth throughout most of her life. Blanche also taught Elizabeth some of the Welsh language.

Besides Jane Seymour, Elizabeth was to have other stepmothers. Barely a month after Jane's death, Henry sent out instructions regarding the search for a new wife. In 1540 he married Anne of Cleves, but she did not remain queen for long. She was the first of the two of Henry's six wives that escaped marriage to the king by other means than death, as the marriage was annulled after just four months.

Henry however, always on the quest for another male heir, was soon married again to a fifth wife, Katherine Howard, who had been a cousin of Anne Boleyn. The young Queen took a great interest in her new stepdaughter, often having Elizabeth with her and playing with her. When she first dined in public, she gave Elizabeth the place of honor opposite her. To the young Elizabeth, who so far had spent her life overlooked as insignificant, this must have meant quite a lot to her.

But this was not destined to continue. It was discovered that Katherine had committed adultery, and like Elizabeth's mother before her, she was taken to the Tower of London, condemned to death, and executed on Tower Green. This must have been both a very painful and confusing time for Elizabeth, who was still only eight years old. Another woman who had played the role of mother in Elizabeth's life met the same fate as her real mother had. The impact of this upon her cannot be measured, but Robert Dudley, her childhood friend and her suitor when she became Queen, said many years later that when she was eight years old, Elizabeth had told him that she would never marry.

In about six short years, she had lost her mother and three stepmothers. Also she had probably heard tales of the fate of her half sister Mary's mother, Katherine of Aragon, and it is not surprising that all these events gave her a fear of what happened to women who married. Maybe this is why Elizabeth never married, because marriage was directly linked to death for her.

But Katherine Howard was not the last of Elizabeth's stepmothers. Her father took another wife, his sixth and last, Katherine Parr. The time when Katherine was Queen was a good time for Elizabeth, who was at last given some kind of a family life, even if on a royal scale. Katherine was a motherly lady who did her very best to give the three royal children a family. She liked to have the children around her and did much to reconcile Elizabeth and Mary to their father, trying her hardest to have them accepted back into both the family and the succession.

But though life was improved for Elizabeth, it was certainly not idyllic. During a stay at the royal court, Elizabeth managed to offend her father profoundly, for which she was banished from the palace. What exactly this offense was remains unknown, maybe a remark or question that a child would not think inappropriate, but King Henry would. Eventually, with Katherine Parr's intervention, the the king's anger faded, and Elizabeth was eventually allowed back to court. But by that time, the king was very far from well. He had an ulcer on his leg that troubled him greatly and his enormous weight made it very hard for him to move at all. It was becoming clear to all around him that his days were numbered. He died on 28 January 1547. Elizabeth was with her half brother Edward, at the royal Palace of Enfield in London when they were told of their father's death. She and her brother cried bitterly, holding each other up. Both children knew their lives were about to change yet again, and their tears may well have been from fear of the future, as well as grief for the death of their father. Both were now orphans. Elizabeth was only thirteen years old, and Edward was the new King of England at the age of nine. Elizabeth was now second in line to the throne. Once again, her life had drastically changed and she was now unprotected against a plot against her or her life. Elizabeth's adolescence was no easier than her childhood. While her father had been alive, she was safe from political opportunists, but when he died and his young son became King of England, she was vulnerable to those who saw her as a pawn that could be used to their own gain. Despite her being officially illegitimate, Henry had put his two daughters back in the line of succession. Mary was to follow Edward, and Elizabeth was to follow Mary. Edward was too young to rule himself as he was only nine years old, so his uncle, Edward Seymour, became Lord Protector of England. The dowager Queen, Katherine Parr, remarried very soon after the King Henry's death to her old suitor, the Lord Admiral, Thomas Seymour. Elizabeth and her household, including Kat Ashley (previously Kat Champerowne) and Blanche Parry, went to live with the Queen and her new husband, and a new era of trouble began for her. Thomas Seymour, a man in his late thirties, took an unhealthy interest in his new step-daughter, who had now just turned fourteen. He had a reputation for being charming, and it is possible that Elizabeth developed a crush on him. But whatever her feelings for him may have been, Seymour took advantage of them, and began to visit Elizabeth's bedchamber early in the mornings. Sometimes the Queen herself accompanied him, and they would both tickle her. Another time, they teased Elizabeth in the garden, the Queen holding her while Seymour cut up her mourning gown for her father. Matters appear to have gotten out of hand, and neither Katherine Parr, Kat Ashley or Elizabeth herself was comfortable with his behavior. Elizabeth began to get up earlier and earlier so that when he came to her bedchamber in the mornings she would already be up and dressed. Katherine, concerned, thought it would be better for her to leave the household. Elizabeth left, although there was no hard feelings between the two of them, and Elizabeth wrote letters often to the Queen, who was heavily pregnant. She soon gave birth to a daughter, who was named Mary, but died soon after the birth. But leaving the household was not the end of Elizabeth's troubles with the Admiral.He planned to abduct the king, marry him to Lady Jane Grey, who was next in line for the throne, and marry himself to Elizabeth. Shortly after his wife's death, Seymour began to seek Elizabeth's hand in marriage. Elizabeth turned him down. He was deeply jealous of the influence his brother had in the country and over the new boy king, and he plotted against the king and his brother, the Lord Protector. His plans failed, and he was arrested for treason. His plan to marry Elizabeth implicated her in the plot. It was high treason for an heir to the throne to marry without the consent of the Monarch, Privy Council and Parliament, and Elizabeth stood in great danger from those who felt that she was part of Seymour's schemes. Her servants were arrested and sent to the Tower, and she herself was put under guard. She went through rigorous questioning by Sir Robert Tyrwhit on her relations with the Admiral. At this time, Elizabeth was only fifteen years old, but one careless word from her could have sealed the fate of many of those who were very close to her, and could possibly have cost her her own life as well. In such extremely difficult, and certainly very frightening circumstances, and with no assistance, Elizabeth managed to uphold her innocence. The Admiral, however, was found guilty of high treason and condemned to death. The affect of all this on Elizabeth must have been immense, and she was unwell for some months after. This effected her reputation as well and this was a great concern to Elizabeth. She was always very sensitive about what people thought of her, and she wanted the many rumors about her suppressed. She wrote to the Lord Protector asking for a proclamation to be made saying these things were untrue. During this time, Elizabeth's previously flourishing relationship with her brother suffered. They were no longer as close as they had been. During the Seymour scandal, Elizabeth was forbidden to attend court. She was eventually allowed to return, once she had been cleared of suspicion. To try and recapture her virtuous image, Elizabeth dressed as the perfect Protestant lady. She only wore gowns in plain black and white, refused to wear any jewels or other finery, and never wore makeup. This was much commented upon, and even her brother called her his "sweet sister temperance". Following the disgrace and death of his brother the Admiral, Edward Seymour was replaced as the Protector by John Dudley( who was soon created Duke of Northumberland). Edward had enjoyed a rather healthy childhood, but in 1553, he became very ill with very possibly a form of consumption. It was obvious to Northumberland that the young king was not likely to live much longer, and he began to make the preparations for the succession. The heir was Edward's half-sister, Mary, but she was a Catholic, and so her accession would put an quick end to Northumberland's power. So, to prevent any Catholic succession, and to keep his power, Northumberland began to plot against Mary. If Mary was excluded from the succession because she were considered illigimate, then Elizabeth too would be crossed out of the line to the throne, as she was also considered illigimate. When niether of them could inheirit the throne, then the crown went to the Stuarts through Henry's oldest sister Margaret, or the Suffolk/Grey line through his younger sister, Mary. Henry VIII had excluded from his will the claims of the Stuart line, and so the crown would fall directly on Frances, Duchess of Suffolk, who was set aside in favor of her daughter, Lady Jane Grey. So Northumberland persuaded Edward to set his sisters aside so Jane Grey could become Queen. Northumberland then married his youngest son Guildford to Jane Grey, which ensured the continued influence of the Dudleys. He then attempted to have Mary and Elizabeth in his power while Edward was dying. He knew that if he imprisoned them, they would be unable to rise the people in support against his plan. He was also determined to prevent them from seeing Edward, especially Elizabeth. He was afraid that Edward's affection for his sister, and Elizabeth's cleverness, might persuade Edward to rewrite his will in her favor. In fact, Elizabeth suspected her brother was ill and set out from Hatfield to visit him just a few weeks before Edward died, but Northumberland's men intercepted her and sent her back. She then wrote her brother letters inquiring about his health and asking permission to come to the court. But these were intercepted and so never reached Edward. As Edward's health continued to detirorate quickly and it became apparent that he would not live much longer, Northumberland sent a message to Elizabeth, ordering her to Greenwich Palace. She may have been warned of his intentions, or she guessed them. She refused to obey, taking to her bed with a sudden illness. As a further precaution, she had her doctor send a message to the council certifying she was too ill to possibly travel. Northumberland was enraged by Elizabeth's refusal but he could do nothing. His plan was to prove succesful, if only at first. Edward died in the summer of 1555, leaving Northumberland free to set up his son and daughter-in-law as King and Queen of England. Three days after Edward died, on 6 July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen, an honor she never wanted. But Lady Jane ruled for only nine days. Mary put up a strong fight for her throne and was proclaimed Queen on the 19 of July in London. Five days later, Northumberland was arrested and later executed, and soon after, Jane Grey and Guildford Dudley were imprisoned. Mary triumphantly made her way to London. Elizabeth was given the privilege of riding with the new queen, and the two daughters of Henry VIII were welcomed by cheering crowds. Mary's accession had begun well for Elizabeth. However, the differences between the two women, primarily their different faiths, soon caused problems. Mary became greatly suspicious of her younger half-sister, and was reluctant to acknowledge her as heir to the throne. Now that she was Queen, Mary set about restoring the Catholic faith in England. She also negotiated to marry Prince Philip, the son of the Emperor Charles, who she did eventually marry at Winchester in 1554. The marriage was immensely unpopular in England. Spain was the greatest power in Europe, and it was feared that England too would fall under it's dominance. In opposition to the planned marriage, Thomas Wyatt, a man from Kent, raised a rebellion against it. When they were captured for questioning, it emerged that one of their plans was to have Elizabeth marry Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, to ensure a native born succession to the throne. Elizabeth again found herself implemented in a dangerous political plot, that some thought had the far more sinister intention of placing her on the throne, rather than just securing her marriage. Given Elizabeth's dislike of both marriage and rebellion, it is extremely unlikely that she was a party to their schemes, or if she knew of their plans, approved of them, but the very use of her name by the conspirators, and the existence of circumstantial evidence that suggested that Elizabeth may well have had knowledge of the intended revolt, were enough to put her under suspicion. Elizabeth denied any knowledge of Wyatt's plans, but the Queen's close advisor was hostile to the Protestant heir to the throne, and pushed Mary to bring her to trial. Elizabeth was not put on trial, but taken as a prisoner to the Tower of London. This being the place her mother was imprisoned must have terrified her, and she continually declared her innocence. But on Sunday, 18 of March 1554, she was taken by boat to the Royal Fortress. At first, Elizabeth refused to enter, declaring that she was innocent, and a loyal subject of the Queen, but she did eventually go in, where she was imprisoned in the Bell Tower. Some of her servants were imprisoned with her, including Kat Ashley. Elizabeth was in great danger. Her very existence was considered a threat to the Queen, and to the Spanish marriage, and the Queen's advisors urged her execution. Mary was reluctant to execute anyone, but she had succumbed to pressure to execute the innocent Lady Jane Grey against her will, and powerful persuasion could have very possibly led her to sign her sister's death warrant. But the lack of evidence against Elizabeth, Wyatt's declaration of her innocence as he went to his death on the block, and Elizabeth's increasing popularity in the country, worked in her favor, and she was soon released from the Tower. She was not given her freedom, however, and was taken as a prisoner to the manor of Woodstock, near Oxfordshire. On her way there, the crowds greeted her with warm cheers and gifts, demonstrations of their support in this difficult time. Elizabeth was imprisoned at Woodstock for a year. The manor itself was dilapidated, and so Elizabeth had to be lodged in the Gatehouse. There was little room for her servants, and Thomas Parry, who was responsible for her financial accounts, had to lodge in the nearby town. Elizabeth was guarded by Sir Henry Bedingfield's hundred men, and watched closely. She was not allowed to see Kat Ashley, everyone who visited her had to be accounted for, and she was forbidden to communicate with anyone without supervision. Bedingfield was very strict with her, on Mary 's orders, but his vigilance was as much for Elizabeth's benefit as for the Queen's. Hidden away, Elizabeth was safer from being a victim of an assassin. Although Bedingfield and the resrictions she was subject to irritated her, Elizabeth, when she became Queen bore him no ill will and teased him that if she should need to keep someone closely confined, she would summon him. Following her marriage to Philip of Spain, Mary soon believed herself to be pregnant. This was welcome news to her Catholic supporters, but not to Protestants. If Mary bore a healthy child, then the hope of restoring the Protestant faith in England looked lost for good. The news of Mary's pregnancy also concerned Elizabeth. It seemed now that her chance of becoming Queen was further away than ever, and she reputedly even considered escaping from England to France to avoid a life of imprisonment. However, as the months passed, it became clear that Mary was not pregnant at all. Mary was now increasingly unhappy, and increasingly unpopular. Her policy of burning Protestants at the stake was hated, as was her involving England in a war with France in which Calais, England's last foothold in France, was lost. At her husband's bequest, Mary reluctantly accepted Elizabeth as heir to the throne. After Elizabeth, and passing over the Suffolk line, the most powerful claimant to the throne was Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of Henry VIII's eldest sister, Margaret. Mary had not long married the French heir to the throne, Francois, and the French and Spanish were enemies. Thus, even though Elizabeth was a Protestant, it was in Philip's best interest to secure her accession to the throne to avoid the French obtaining it. Elizabeth was at her childhood home of Hatfield when Mary died on the 17 of November, 1558. She was found eating an apple underneath an oak tree in the great park when the news of her accession to the throne reached her. Elizabeth was now just twenty five years old, and Queen of England. For the first time in her life, her destiny lay in her own hands, and Elizabeth knelt on the ground and whispered in Latin what she truly must have felt: "This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes". Elizabeth did finally succeed to the throne on 17th November 1558.
what was elizebeth the 1st childhood like?
Queen Elizabeth 1's childhood was very sad. She had parents who unloved her very much, and that is why she became cruel and determined, she was sad from her childhood.
Unlike the movie The Other Boleyn Girl, where the infant Elizabeth was whisked by her Aunt Mary to an idyllic childhood in the countryside, following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's household was severely reduced and the young girl's governesses more than once had to write to her father to beg enough money to clothe the growing child. Elizabeth's status much depended on how she was regarded by the current queen. Sometimes she was welcomed, albeit as an illegitimate member of the family, but as often she was exiled and neglected. Several of Elizabeth's governesses supported her education and, when she was in favor, she was educated with her brother, Edward. Elizabeth was never close to her sister Mary, not only because of the 17 year difference in ages, but because of differences in religion and politics, and the overwhelming fact that Elizabeth's mother motivated the rejection of Mary's mother. Elizabeth was a bright and mature child. She was curious and interested in education, brilliance which later served her well in her time as queen. Due to her bloodlines, she was a continuing threat to the throne and to the current heir, and the natural center for rebellious nobles, so she had to be constantly circumspect with regard to her behavior in order to avoid her mother's fate. It is a monument to her intelligence and maturity that she navigated the political shoals and survived her childhood and teen years to become queen at the relatively young age of twenty. There is lots more about her childhood on the web. Here is one site: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/childhood-of-queen-elizabeth-i.htm
it was sad actuallu she had parents that didnt love her and an had no interest she was alone.

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