Elizabeth I
The Virgin Queen who presided over the Elizabethan era.
She never married, which led to her being called the "Virgin Queen"[1]
Quick Facts
- Reign
- 17 November 1558; 24 March 1603
- Coronation
- 15 January 1559
- Predecessor
- Mary I and Philip
- Successor
- James I
- House
- Tudor
- Father
- Henry VIII
- Mother
- Anne Boleyn
- Born
- 7 September 1533
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Elizabeth was born on 7 September 1533 at Greenwich Palace, the second child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.[2][3] By age 12, she translated her stepmother's religious work into multiple languages as a New Year's gift for her father.[4][5] She considered many marriage suitors but never married, possibly influenced by Thomas Seymour's inappropriate behavior toward her as a teenager.[6][7]
What the cited sources add
A 2002 University of Chicago Chronicle article notes that Elizabeth translated the first chapter of Calvin's Institutes at age 12.[5] The same source states that Elizabeth's translation of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy was done during a period of personal distress.[5] A 2019 Newsweek article reports that a translation of Tacitus found at Lambeth Palace Library was confirmed as Elizabeth's own work in 2019.[8] The BBC overview describes Elizabeth as quick-witted and able to use feminine wiles to get her way.[9]
Elizabeth and Robert Dudley shared the same tutor, Roger Ascham, who was greatly impressed by his precocious young pupils.[10] Elizabeth kept Dudley's letters and portrait in a locked desk next to her bed.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Elizabeth I" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "House of Tudor History, Monarchs, & Facts", Encyclopædia Britannica (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Elizabeth I" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Somerset 2003, p. 729 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Elizabeth I" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loades 2003, p. 3–5; Somerset 2003, p. 729 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Elizabeth I" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loades 2003, p. 3–5; Sanders, "Book of translations reveals intellectualism of England's powerful Queen Elizabeth I", University of Chicago Chronicle, 10 October 2002; McCall, "Mystery author of forgotten Tacitus translation turns out to be Elizabeth I", Newsweek, 29 November 2019; Sanders, "Book of translations reveals intellectualism of England's powerful Queen Elizabeth I", University of Chicago Chronicle, 10 October 2002; Faulconbridge, "Elizabeth I revealed as the translator of Tacitus into English", 29 November 2019 (we also read that en.wikipedia.org
- Sanders, "Book of translations reveals intellectualism of England's powerful Queen Elizabeth I", University of Chicago Chronicle, 10 October 2002. facts only, no text reused. chronicle.uchicago.edu
- Wikipedia, "Elizabeth I" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loades 2003, p. 3–5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Elizabeth I" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loades 2003, p. 3–5; Haigh 2000, p. 8 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- McCall, "Mystery author of forgotten Tacitus translation turns out to be Elizabeth I", Newsweek, 29 November 2019. facts only, no text reused. newsweek.com
- "Elizabeth I: An Overview", BBC. facts only, no text reused. bbc.co.uk
- "Robert Dudley: Queen Elizabeth I's great love". facts only, no text reused. historyextra.com
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