Queen Elizabeth the First

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Young Elizabeth Tudor had a difficult childhood. Things did not look so golden when she was young in 1536. Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor at the time) was barely three when her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed. Queen Elizabeth I’s father, King Henry VIII, sent her away because he wanted a son not a daughter.

But then Queen Jane Seymour gave birth to Prince Edward

After Edward was born to Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII was so happy that he called Elizabeth Tudor back to the palace. Back home at the palace, Elizabeth Tudor - motherless and ignored by her indifferent father – found solace in books and studying… Which she did quite a lot of.

Queen Elizabeth I when young was a brilliant student

Queen Elizabeth I was a brilliant student who mastered several languages, the Bible, history, mathematics, geography, and most of the important literature of her time.

Her tutor, with sexism typical of the age, said that “Her mind has no womanly weakness; her perseverance is equal to that of a man, and her memory long keeps what it quickly picks up.”

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

The red haired, golden eyed, radiant Elizabeth I Queen of England was crowned queen in Westminster Abbey in 1559. Queen Elizabeth I of England was 25 years old.

At the coronation ceremony, the new queen wore white, crimson, and gold robes and left her long hair streaming free down her back.

Afterwards, Queen Elizabeth I of England, rode through the streets of London, through the cheering crowds, chanting “Time. Time has brought me here.” Ships on the river Thames fired cannons in salute and guns responded from atop the Tower of London.

The bloody reign of Mary was ended.

Queen Elizabeth I of England ’s and religion

As queen of England, Queen Elizabeth I ’s first act was to end the religious discord. Queen Elizabeth I of England once again made the Church of England, founded by her father, the official state church, thereby pleasing the majority of England ’s citizens.

Queen Elizabeth I of England issued an official English prayer book that combined both Catholic and Protestant texts so all would be satisfied. And although Queen Elizabeth I of England enacted laws that were pro Protestant and reduced the power of Catholics, under Queen Elizabeth I of England there was no persecution of either Catholics or Protestants.