Was Elizabeth I really a virgin?

Famously, Elizabeth lived and died as the ‘Virgin Queen’, resistant to being married off and obviously childless. We may never know if Elizabeth had non-platonic relationships with any of them, though no evidence has ever conclusively proved that she took lovers or companions before or after taking the crown.

Why did Queen Elizabeth never marry?

Some historians think she chose not to marry in order to protect England’s security; she wanted to remain independent of any foreign influence which marrying a foreign prince would have brought. She kept everyone guessing on the subject of who she might marry but never did.

When did Elizabeth I defeat the Spanish Armada?

One of her biggest trials—at least in the foreign policy realm—came when Spain tried to invade England in 1588. The ensuing naval battle would go down as one of the most famous ones ever and ended with England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada, which had until then been supposed invincible. Read more about the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

Who was the king and Queen of England after Henry VI?

After Henry’s death in 1547, two of Elizabeth’s half-siblings would sit on the throne: first the young Edward VI, who reigned for six years, and then Mary I (“Bloody Mary”), who reigned for five years.

Who was next in line to the throne after Elizabeth I?

As the end of her life approached, she forestalled the successional crisis that might otherwise have arisen by designating King James VI of Scotland as the next in line to the throne. The rule of the Tudor dynasty ended with the death of Elizabeth.

How old was Elizabeth I when she had her son?

What was noted was her precocious seriousness; at six years old, it was admiringly observed, she had as much gravity as if she had been 40. When in 1537 Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour, gave birth to a son, Edward, Elizabeth receded still further into relative obscurity, but she was not neglected.