Queen Elizabeth the First has always been fascinating to
me. Here is a woman who managed to reign
successfully for 45 years as Queen of England!
She was the
child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Her childhood must have been really tough
given her father had her mother executed when she was only 3 years old.
Once she
became Queen, Elizabeth realised that the only way to maintain a balance of
power in Europe was to stay unaligned – so she refused all offers of marriage –
much to the despair of her Parliament.
She def lived a good long life. I love Elizabeth. :) I like Mary Queen of Scots as well...so I feel so divided all the time. hahaha
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