2. Born: September 7th 1533
Greenwich Palace
Became Queen: November 17th 1558
Coronation: January 15th 1559
Richmond Palace Westminster Abbey
Died: March 24th 1603
3. She was the daughter of
Henry VIII and his second wife,
Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth
was just two years old, her
mother was beheaded for
adultery on the orders of her
father and she was exiled
from court. In later years
Catherine Parr, Henry's sixth
wife, took a keen interest in
the young Elizabeth and
made sure that she was
educated to the highest
standards.
4. Elizabeth was a very
intelligent person. She
could speak Latin, French
and German. As a young
girl she had had a private
tutor and her father's
investment in her
education proved sound.
5. Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace and was
named after both her grandmothers, Elizabeth of
York and Elizabeth Howard. She was the second
child of Henry VIII of England born in wedlock to
survive infancy. Her mother was Henry's second
wife, Anne Boleyn.
When Elizabeth was two years and eight months
old, her mother was executed on May 19th
1536. Elizabeth was declared illegitimate and
deprived of her place in the royal succession.
Eleven days after Anne Boleyn's death, Henry
married Jane Seymour, but she died shortly after
the birth of their son, Prince Edward, in 1537.
