My idol and fellow Virgo. One great broad!
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The doting father. His affections changed with each new wife.
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Her Mother, Ann Boleyn, gave her lord no sons, she was convicted of adultry and sentenced to death.
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Sister Mary, Brother Edward, Cousin Jane Grey
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Execution of Lady Jane Grey
She almost took her throne, a cousin and a unwilling traitor.
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Taken to the Tower Of London by order of her sister Queen Mary
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Her elder 1/2 sister Mary held death over her head on a daily basis until she died and made way for Elizabeth
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On her throne at last.
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Near death with the pox, but she recovered to reign until her 69th year.
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Her lover, Robert (Robin)Dudley. Was she really a virgin queen?
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The weight of power kept her awake many nights and so did her tooth aches.
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She was courted by France and Spain ,but would make no man her king. She was wedded to England.
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Cecil, her devoted secretary.
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When crossed she could become her father's daughter
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Her cousin Mary Queen of Scotland wanted the throne of England and was executed for it
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Her jealous cousin and lady in waiting, Lettice Knollys. She would marry Robert Dudley the Queen's lover.
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Her faithful lady in waiting, Cat Ashley.
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She grieved when Mary was put to death.
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Death of Elizabeth
A sad end for a great lady. She would not go to bed.
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