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Young Elizabeth

Elizabeth's England bannerIf she be no more educated than she now appeareth to me, she will prove of no less honour and womanhood, than shall beseem her father's daughter.
Sir Thomas Wriothesley (1505–50) on meeting the six-year old Elizabeth in 1539.

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A 'prince' is born to Henry VIII
Elizabeth Tudor was born at Greenwich Palace on 7 September 1533 to Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Both parents were confident that the child would be the male heir Henry so desperately wanted and a document had already been prepared announcing the arrival of the new prince. Click on the headline to read more...
Scandal under Edward VI
After the death of her father and accession of her brother, Edward VI, in 1547, Elizabeth went to live with her favourite stepmother, Katherine Parr, in Chelsea. It seemed a sensible arrangement but ended in near disaster. Click on the headline to read more...
Survival under Mary I
Mary and Elizabeth were not close – the half-sisters were separated by age and religion, and Mary had always resented Elizabeth as the daughter of the woman who replaced her mother. As Mary's Protestant heir, Elizabeth was the natural focus for those discontented with Mary and it took little convincing for her to believe that Elizabeth was involved in plots against her. Click on the headline to read more...
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