I need alot of information about her. I am doing a 5 page essay on her and I need info! I tried google. But I didn't get a whole lot of things.
2007-02-05 15:33:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Elizabeth Tudor was the second legitimate child of King Henry XVIII, born from Queen consort Anne Boleyn in the year 1533.
Anne Boleyn was executed when Elizabeth was very young. Elizabeth was sent to King Henry's northern castles. When King Henry XVIII died his throne was abdicated to his extremely young son Prince Phillip, who died shortly thereafter. With no male heirs left, the throne was given to Mary Tudor.
Since Mary was a die hard Catholic, since her mother (Katherine of Aragon) was a hard core catholic, and she threw off her father's church thus making a sort of holy war within England.
During this time Mary is positive that her half-sister is trying to kill her, so Mary locks Elizabeth up in the tower of London. Then when people within Mary's court finally talk some sense into her she lets Elizabeth out only to put her into house arrest for a good year or so before Mary finally dies of a sickness.
Elizabeth Tudor becomes Elizabeth Rex, Queen of England.
A good book to read about this from a different perspective, beware that it's partly fictional, The Virgin's Lover.
Elizabeth was involved in a scandal that will never be solved with Sir Robert Dudley, a former traitor to the crown.
It's all very interesting.
Try renting not only the Cate Blanchett version of Elizabeth I, but look for the PBS or BBC mini-series version on her. You should be able to find a lot of them in the documentaries section.
Hope some of this helps.
2007-02-05 16:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by nerosbane 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Elizabeth I:
Also known as the Virgin Queen.
Had two siblings -- Bloody Mary and a brother.
Locked up in London Tower.
Was considered a illegitimate heir to the throne until her sister died.
Never married.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Also try encloypedia...wikipedia...and the history channel websites.
Should help.
-E
2007-02-05 23:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by ♠Gotham♠ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't get much on Google?
There is a wealth of information about her. Try these sites - just for starters! -
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm
http://www.elizabethi.org/us/
http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
You can easily manage a 5-page essay out of the information above.
2007-02-06 07:09:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sybaris 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Huh. I'd suggest finding a book - I'd even suggest a title. But if you can't find her on the internet, I don't see how you'd find a library, much less a particular book in one. Sigh. She was only the most powerful woman in Europe. She guided the English navy to defeat the Spanish Armada. While she was queen, some of the greatest plays of the English language were written - Marlowe, Kyd, Jonson, this guy named Shakespeare. And she cured polio. Try doing some research before you start asking for help.
2007-02-05 23:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by aguywholivesinseattle 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go rent the movie Elizabeth with Cate Blanchett. GREAT movie and it will give you a sense of her as a real person.
also try googling "the virgin queen" since this was her nickname.
2007-02-05 23:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
google isnt the only search engine
OH! and they have these cool things called libraries they hold all this paper, and the paper has stuff written on it that might help you.
hahaha im kidding, but you can find plently of info
2007-02-06 00:44:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use Yahoo it is better !!!
http://www.elizabethi.org/us/
2007-02-05 23:39:44 · answer #7 · answered by rapturefuture 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only that she was marryed to king gorge the 6th
2007-02-05 23:37:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
The one I slept with ??? Sorry
2007-02-05 23:37:38 · answer #9 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋