It’s 17 November 1558 and the LIFE OF ELIZABETH I has just reached its pinnacle. With the death of Mary I, her younger half-sister is now the last Tudor standing and the Queen of England, but much of Europe considers the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to be illegitimate and she faces an uphill struggle to secure her throne and her country. In this week’s History Calling video, which is the 12th in my Tudor Monarchs’ series, we’ll look at the first segment of the new Queen’s reign. We’ll ask questions including why did Elizabeth I never get married and what religion was Elizabeth I? We’ll also learn how her experience with smallpox nearly killed her and scared her for life and study the infamous relationship between Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, her greatest favourite. The mysterious death of Amy Robsart, Dudley’s wife, in 1560 will also come under scrutiny, as the circumstances surrounding her demise became (and remain) a great scandal of Elizabeth I’s reign. The tangled fates of Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, which led to the latter becoming a prisoner Queen in her cousin’s country will also feature. Finally, we’ll ask was Elizabeth I really a virgin, or was it all a lie? Other prominent Tudor figures studied in this video will include Robert Cecil, Lord Burghley, one of the Queen’s most trusted and loyal advisors. The story of the Tudors has just reached its most famous and fascinating chapter!
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