Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I was actually born named Elizabeth Tudor on September 7, 1533. She was born at Greenwich Palace and was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife (after England's split from the Catholic Church), Anne Boleyn. She was crowned Queen of England on January14, 1559 and reigned for the next 44 years and 4 months. She was of average height, had red hair and brown eyes. Apparently she had a very pleasant smile, even with her black teeth. She is remembered by such names as the "Virgin Queen" and "Good Queen Bess". Her childhood was a rather tumultuous one, with her father paying very little or no attention to her. Her governess had to even write to him saying that Elizabeth needed some clothes because all of the ones that she had were too small. Her mother was executed when she was 2 years old after being accused of adultery, incest etc. Basically Henry VII needed a way of getting rid of her for not bearing him a son. Elizabeth had three stepmothers in the first eight years of her life, two of who died. After her father's death, the throne went to her Catholic half-sister Mary. But her policies if burning Protestants at the stake and an unsuccessful war with France, wherein she lost Callais, made her less than popul
She was always particularly suspicious of Elizabeth and kept her highly guarded after Thomas Wyatt launches a rebellion to ruin Mary's plan to marry a Catholic Spaniard. During these times, violent animal sports were very popular such as cock fighting, dog fighting, and bear baiting. For a long time before this, there had been rumors that King Phillip of Spain, the most powerful nation on earth, was planning an invasion of England. She said she would be with her loyal subjects in times of trouble and said that she would, "live or die amongst you all. She did not want to be treated like that. It is no wonder that Shakespeare epitomizes her so, as has history. With him she shared her love for sports, arts and especially horses. She was familiar with all the Classics and she could read in French and Latin. The only man with whom she had significant relations was Robert Dudley. The poems that she wrote were said to have been very well composed. She was always inspecting her troops and giving speeches. Wyatt wanted Elizabeth to marry the Earl of Devon to keep Britain Protestant after Elizabeth's ascension to the throne. But she was later forced to prepare for war by her Councilors and the actual threat from Spain, which was massing an overwhelming amount of warships. In her final years, Mary was unwillingly forced to acknowledge Elizabeth a successor to the throne.
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