ELIZABETH

By: Luana R, Martina F

BIOGRAPHY:

Born: September 7th 1533Greenwich Palace

Became Queen: November 17th 1558 Coronation: January 15th 1559

Richmond Palace Westminster Abbey Died: March 24th 1603

She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was just two years old, her mother was beheaded for adultery on the orders of her father and she was exiled from court. In later years Catherine Parr, Henry's sixth wife, took a keen interest in the young Elizabeth and made sure that she was educated to the highest standards.

Elizabeth's personality: 

Elizabeth was a very intelligent person. She could speak Latin, French and German. As a young girl she had had a private tutor and her father's investment in her education proved sound.

LIFE: Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace and was

named after both her grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Howard. She was the second child of Henry VIII of England born in wedlock to survive infancy. Her mother was Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

When Elizabeth was two years and eight months old, her mother was executed on May 19th 1536. Elizabeth was declared illegitimate and deprived of her place in the royal succession. Eleven days after Anne Boleyn's death, Henry married Jane Seymour, but she died shortly after the birth of their son, Prince Edward, in 1537.