Interesting Facts about Queen Elizabeth I
*Elizabeth was named after both her grandmothers, Elizabeth Howard and Elizabeth of York.
*Elizabeth’s mother Anne Boleyn was executed when Elizabeth was just two years old.
*Although Elizabeth I only mentioned her mother a couple of times during her lifetime, she wore a locket ring which contained a miniature of herself along with a miniature of her mother.
*After her step mother Catherine Howard’s execution, Elizabeth reputedly told her friend, Robert Dudley, “I will never marry”.
*Although her father had her mother executed, Elizabeth was fond of him and revered his memory.
*Elizabeth’s mother Anne Boleyn was executed when Elizabeth was just two years old.
*Although Elizabeth I only mentioned her mother a couple of times during her lifetime, she wore a locket ring which contained a miniature of herself along with a miniature of her mother.
*After her step mother Catherine Howard’s execution, Elizabeth reputedly told her friend, Robert Dudley, “I will never marry”.
*Although her father had her mother executed, Elizabeth was fond of him and revered his memory.