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Meet one of the most powerful women in British and Tudor history in our Elizabeth I facts!
Elizabeth I facts
Who was Elizabeth I?
Elizabeth as a young Princess.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17th November 1558 to 24th March 1603. She’s regarded as one of the greatest monarchs of England.
Born 7th September 1533, Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry already had a daughter, Mary – Elizabeth’s half-sister – with his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth had a pretty tough upbringing. When she was just two years old, her father had her mother beheaded – yikes! – and Elizabeth removed from the line of succession (her right to inherit the throne). She also had her title downgraded from ‘Princess’ to ‘Lady’. Aww, poor little thing…
Following her mother’s execution, Elizabeth was neglected by her father. Why? Henry was desperate for a male heir to succeed him.
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It wasn’t until Henry married his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, that Elizabeth was welcomed
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary was the first saint I remember having a real connection to. I remember my dad reading to me about her from the Story Library of the Saints and dreaming about being a princess. As a child, that was probably the thing I admired most about her. I mean, what little girl doesn’t want to grow up and be a princess at some point? In that book there is a picture of Elizabeth humbly kneeling with her golden crown sitting on the pew behind her while the queen sits grumpily looking over her. As a girl, I remember thinking of that picture when I was in Mass and trying to kneel like she did in that picture. Now that I’m older, that act of humility (and my dad reading that story to me) means so much more to me as I try to imitate much more than just Elizabeth’s posture.
One of my favorite things about St. Thérèse and St. Elizabeth of Hungary is how doable their path to Sainthood seems. I mean how hard is it to set down your crown, live a humble little life and love God above all else? Sounds super easy, right? It should be, but it’s also easy to take for granted the love that surrounds us. In the picture from the book, it’s clear who is paying attention to the greatest love story ever told and who is just going through the motions and trying to