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Queen Elizabeth I - Page 2
 Elizabeth I, Queen of England  Coronation Portrait 1558 |
| INTERESTING FACTS: -Queen Elizabeth traveled with more than three hundred carts to carry her luggage. Her entourage traveled ten to twelve miles a day. -For breakfast, Elizabeth I often had bread,ale, beer or wine and a good pottage made of mutton or beef. -Towards the end of her life, Queen Elizabeth I refused to have a mirror in any of her rooms. -Elizabeth's nickname for Sir Walter Raleigh was "Water.". -Elizabeth whitened her skin, as was the vogue in her time, with a mixture of egg, powdered eggshells, poppy seeds, white lead (a lethal ingredient), borax, and alum . The white lead ate into her skin,s o she had to apply more and more layers .When her hair began to thin (most likely from this poisonous mixture), she wore a huge spangled red wig. -During her reign , there was a tax put on men's beards. - She passed a law which forced everyone except for the rich to wear a flat cap on Sundays -In 1587, the queen wept when she heard that Mary, Queen of Scots, had been executed, before an audience at Fotheringay. Elizabeth had reluctantly signed Mary's death warrant, as persuaded by her advisors. -Her Coronation ring was one of her most prized possessions. She never removed it, in all the 45 years of her reign. In 1603, the ring had grown into her flesh. Her doctors insisted it had to be removed, and within a week she died. Elizabeth had a feeling about that ring which was why she kept it on all those years. -There were 2,000 dresses in her wardrobe. -Her rumored last words were: "All my possessions for one moment of time." Many historians believe this statement is apocryphal. -Elizabeth died of infected tonsils at age 69. -Elizabeth hated the smell of leather. -When her rotten teeth were to be pulled, the Bishop of London had one of his extracted to show her how easy it was. It is said that her teeth were bad, because of her love of sweets. -After her teeth were removed, Elizabeth never appeared in public without pading out her mouth, with wads of cotton. -Both Elizabeth I and Mary I are buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Their Epitaph: Consorts both in Throne and Grave, here we rest two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary, in hope of our resurrection." |  1575 - 1580 Pelican Portrait by Hilliard King Philip II of Spain - husband of Queen Mary I. As the most powerful Catholic monarch in Europe, he was always dangerous to Elizabeth. The English defeat of his armada is considered a hugely significant event in Elizabeth's reign. However, it is interesting to note that he may have had a hand in lessening Mary I's anger towards Elizabeth during her time in the Tower. This is because he saw Elizabeth as a potential wife after Mary's death. Queen Mary I: It is important to mention that while Mary and Elizabeth were sisters, Mary was not necessarily as cruel to Elizabeth as it is popularly believed. Elizabeth's epitaph says that sisters they are and they will be reunited in death or in the coming of the day of resurrection. However, though both did share a sisterly affection in Elizabeth's younger years, Elizabeth's avoidance in taking part in Catholic Mass and ceremonies during Mary's reign affected their later relationship. Mary placed Elizabeth in the Tower after she learned of a Protestant plot to overthrow her in her sister's name, and Elizabeth reasonably feared for her life. |
UNFORGETTABLE QUOTES from Queen Elizabeth I during her reign:
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 |  The Armada Portrait, painted in commemoration of the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. |
 The Rainbow Portrait c. 1600 |  1585 - The Ermine Portrait |
 The Ditchley Portrait - painted in 1592 (age 59) |  c 1580 - 1583 Sieve portrait |
 Elizabethan Shilling |  |
 |  The Death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England' by Paul Delaroche 1828, Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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| Cate Blanchett played Elizabeth in two movies    Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth |     Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age |
 Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth in "Mary, Queen of Scots" (1971)  |     Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth in 'Elizabeth R' aged by makeup |
 Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I  |  |
 Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love |  Anne-Marie Duff The Virgin Queen |
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| MissBrit | Elizabeth I v Mary Queen of Scots - opinions of them? | 5 | Monday, 1:04 PM EDT by Boudica | |
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Elizabeth, it seems, did have some of her mother's attributes when it came to Mary, Queen of Scots, and although Elizabeth was a great queen, I do feel both Elizabeth and Mary were jealous of each other. Elizabeth had England, whereas Mary had married (3 times, but still) and a son. The fact that she signed the death warrant for Mary's execution was bad enough, as she was killing a queen. Mary was shown no mercy and beheaded with an axe, unlike Henry who did show Anne mercy, and allowed for her to have a quick execution with a sword. I have read Elizabeth adored her father, but little reference is made as to her opinion of her mother, but she was only 3 when Anne died, so I doubt she has many memories of her. I'm surprised she loved her father so, as he was responsible for Anne's execution.
Mary, herself didnt have a good start, marrying the French dauphin at a young age, who suddenly dies, and the French Queen quickly wants Mary gone. So she returns to Scotland, marries Darnley, who was gay, but had his child, James VI of Scotland, and also the future James I of England. Then there was a conspiracy about her being involved with his murder. Then she marries Bothwell, who had, "supposedly", abducted and raped her and forced her to marry him. Whilst being held prisoner by Elizabeth, she miscarries his twins. Elizabeth and Mary never met in all those years. I do feel a bit of sympathy for Mary, even though she was after Elizabeth;s crown. But I guess, in the end, in death, she won as her son became king.... |
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