Queen Elizabeth I....a virgin queen?

Question

I read somewhere that Queen Elizabeth the first was a virgin until she died. Is this true?

Answer 1

Virgin on the ridiculous perhaps because she was certainly being tailed by Sir Francis Drake, but don't hold that against her after all he was a sailor!

Answer 2

Queen Elizabeth I declared herself the Virgin Queen, when she married herself to England after she took the english throne. This was all a propoganda to settle the confrontations between the Protestants and the Catholics. Queen Elizabeth I was a conservative protestant, and she believed that the only way to establish peace between the two religions is to make herself appear as the "Virgin Mary" figure." The Parliament believed that this strategy will somehow ease the Catholics resentment towards Protestants and see that both religions share the same beliefs to a certain degree. It is only a symbol rather than a reality. The queen was probably not a virgin, and it was widely known that she and Robert Dudley were true lovers. She died on March 24,1603 with a love letter from Robert Dudley in her hands.
And yes, condom did exist during the Elizabethan Era. The condom is one of the oldest forms of contraception. Its history and use can be traced back thousands of years.
It is believed that a form of modern-day condoms were used by the Egyptians as far back as 1,000 B.C. In the 1500s, one of the first improvements to the condom was made, when the linen cloth sheaths were sometimes soaked in a chemical solution and then allowed to dry prior to use. These were the first spermicides on condoms.

Answer 3

She was called the 'virgin queen' because she did not marry
any man while on the throne
but she did have a couple of men whom she 'fooled around with'
such as the duke of essex
but since she never had a child by any of the men or married them she is called the 'virgin queen'
their are no heirs to queen elizabeth

Answer 4

Depends how cynical you want to be. She was known as the Virgin Queen and certainly the official claim was that she remained a virgin her entire life. Remember, however, that she never married and no respected woman would ever publically claim to have sex outside of marriage.

I believe it is at least possible that she remained a virgin. Monarchs lived incredibly non-private lives back then. She was constantly surrounded by ladies in waiting and servants...even when she slept. And while it would not have been a big deal if the servants knew a king was having affairs, it would have been horrible scandal for a queen to be doing such.

Answer 5

Queen Elizabeth The First Death

Answer 6

i don't think that she died a virgin for it was known in her time to be close and intimate with her favorite courtier, Sir Robert Dudley whom was known for his illicit affairs. the title virgin was bestowed upon her because she lived, reigned and died as a queen of her own right and without a husband. there was a rumor circulating after her death that there was an illegitimate child borne out of that famous affair with Sir Dudley, and it was a well-kept secret until she died. and i'm sure that she wasn't a virgin, and the sobriquet "virgin queen" might be a misnomer and an appropriate to her, for she maintained an air of purity in her reign, leading her nation into the golden era of magnanimity that the previous rulers before her had done.

Answer 7

I doubt it either. Even though the Elizabethans didn't fully understand menstruation, they did understand that there was a link between it and the ability to have children.

So that being said, probably after she had went through menopause, I suspect that she "could" engage in sexual relationships without consequence, maybe.

Elizabethan privacy was very rare indeed, especially for the monarch. But only Bess knows for sure, and I'm pretty sure she's not going to say anything at this point. ^^

Answer 8

The term can also include a woman who was never married.
There is really no way of knowing if she was a physical virgin. It seems unlikely, because she was a passionate woman, but again, who could really know?

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

I doubt it. She never married, but she probably didn't die a virgin. According to some historical accounts she had a few lovers