edwardslovelyelizabeth:Tudor Week - Day 1 Favourite Tudor Monarch Elizabeth I of EnglandThe dau
edwardslovelyelizabeth:Tudor Week - Day 1 Favourite Tudor Monarch Elizabeth I of EnglandThe daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I (1533–1603) was England’s ‘Gloriana’ – a virgin queen who saw herself as wedded to her country and who brought almost half a century of stability after the turmoil of her siblings’ short reigns. Flame-haired, white-faced and always lavishly dressed, Elizabeth possessed the natural charisma of her father, Henry VIII, and was the darling of her people. Her finest hour came in 1588 when she defeated the Spanish Armada, catapulting her to legendary status. - Tracy Borman for HistoryExtra -- source link