10 facts about queen elizabeth 1

Prince charles biography Elizabeth would be leaving Whitehall as well, though at first the council could not decide where to send her. Likewise, Katharine Parr was devoted to the reformed faith. Elizabeth spent just two months in the Tower of London, but she had no idea that her stay would be so brief — and it did not feel particularly brief. And so she turned to subterfuge, relying upon a small network of Catholic and foreign allies.

QUEEN ELIZABETH I



PROFILE




Queen Elizabeth I

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FULL NAME: Elizabeth Tudor
BORN: Greenwich Palace Sunday (around 3pm) 7 September
PARENTS: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (Executed 19 May )
BECAME QUEEN: Thursday, 17 November , aged 25
CROWNED: Westminster Abbey, Sunday, 15 January
HEIGHT: Estimated between 5ft 3in - 5ft 5in
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Red/Golden
NATIONALITY: English
RELIGION: Protestant
MARITAL STATUS: Never married
CHILDREN: None
DIED: Richmond Palace, Thursday, 24 March , aged 69
REIGNED: 44 years, 4 months
FUNERAL: 28 April
BURIED: Westminster Abbey, London
REMEMBERED AS:The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, Gloriana

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Queen Elizabeth's Signature
The R stands for Regina (Latin for Queen)





Queen Elizabeth's Coat of Arms

The Royal Arms have changed and evolved over the nine centuries since they were first used by Richard I (The Lionheart).

Richard I's Coat of Arms was simply the three lions, referred to as 'Gules three lions passant guardant or'. This remained the Royal Arms of England until King Edward III quartered the arms with the fleur-de-lis, the arms of the french kings, to symbolize his claim to the French throne. This remained the Royal Arms until the reign of James I, and thus are shown above in the Royal Arms of Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth was officially titled Queen of France, but the title was a hollow one.

Queen elizabeth biography 1533 Some Victorian narratives, such as Raleigh laying his cloak before the Queen or presenting her with a potato, remain part of the myth. Understandably, she had far more of an impact with the young Edward and Elizabeth than with Mary, who was just four years her junior. For Elizabeth, these events were merely background noise at first. They were settled mainly in the north and west of England, and accepted the religious settlement.

Calais, England's last French territory, was lost in the reign of Mary I. James I quartered the arms further, adding the Scottish arms and the harp of Ireland. The Royal Arms was altered again by subsequent monarchs, but the simplified version adopted by Queen Victoria remains the official Royal Arms today.

The Supporters to the arms (lions, unicorns, dragons etc) have also changed considerably over the centuries.

Queen Elizabeth chose as her supporters the English Royal Lion (on the left) and the Welsh Dragon (on the right), symbolizing she was Queen of England and Wales.

The crown is the obvious symbol of monarchy.

The motto on the coat of arms "Semper Eadem" is the latin for "always the same" or 'be always one' and was the personal motto of Elizabeth I.

Sometimes the Queen's Royal Arms are depicted with the more standard royal motto "Dieu et mon Droi" (God and my right).




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