First queen elizabeth biography for kids
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'Good Queen Bess'
Elizabeth I is one of England's greatest monarchs – perhaps the greatest. Her forces defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from invasion, she reinstated Protestantism and forged an England that was a strong and independent nation.
But she had a very difficult childhood and was fortunate to make it to the throne at all. When she was young, her father Henry VIII executed her mother Anne Boleyn. She was stripped of her inheritance and was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Born into the Tudor dynasty
Elizabeth is born on 7 September in Greenwich Palace.
News of her birth causes rejoicing across the country, but is a bitter disappointment to her father Henry. He is desperate for a male heir to continue the Tudor dynasty. Although Elizabeth is made next in line to the throne, the King prays his next child will be male – superseding her claim to the throne.
Mother beheaded
Elizabeth is two years and eight mont
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Queen Elizabeth I Facts for Kids
August 25, Laura Steele
On 7th September , a baby girl was born to parents Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII. She was named Elizabeth, and would eventually become Queen Elizabeth I - a woman who many believe was one of the greatest monarchs of England. She reigned for 44 years, from to her death in
Early Years
- Her father, Henry VIII, had been fervently hoping for a boy, and was bitterly disappointed when she was born. He did not even attend her christening. Her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed by her father when Elizabeth was just three years old.
- Despite her chaotic early life, Elizabeth grew into an intelligent and clever young woman. She was extremely well educated, becoming fluent in several languages including French, Italian and Latin. She also excelled at music, and was accomplished in mathematics and astronomy.
Imprisoned in the Tower
- In , Mary Tudor, Elizabeth’s half-sister, and the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine
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Meet one of the most powerful women in British and historisk period history in our Elizabeth I facts!
Elizabeth I facts
Who was Elizabeth I?
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Elizabeth inom was Queen of England and Ireland from 17th November to 24th March She’s regarded as one of the greatest monarchs of England.
Born 7th September , Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry already had a daughter, Mary – Elizabeth’s half-sister – with his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth had a pretty tough upbringing. When she was just two years old, her father had her mother beheaded – yikes! – and Elizabeth removed from the line of efterträdelse eller följd (her right to inherit the throne). She also had her title downgraded from ‘Princess’ to ‘Lady’. Aww, poor little thing…
Following her mother’s execution, Elizabeth was neglected by her father. Why? Henry was