Princess Elizabeth Tudor
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Princess Elizabeth Tudor as played by Laoise Murray (season 4),
Claire MacCauley (season 3), Kate Duggan (season 2)
Motto : "Semper Eadem" meaning "Always the Same" *
Claire MacCauley (season 3), Kate Duggan (season 2)
Motto : "Semper Eadem" meaning "Always the Same" *
Born September 7, 1533 - died March 24, 1603 Reign Began: November 17, 1558 (aged 25) Crowned: January 15, 1559 58px|Elizabeth I - The Tudors Wiki Character's backstory: Only surviving child of Anne Boleyn & Henry VIII. Within a couple of months of her birth as befits a princess, she was set up with her own household a few miles from court. Her mother doted on her and took pleasure in sending pretty clothes and trimmings for the young baby. On one visit by the King and Queen, a courtier remarked that she was " a goodly child as hath been seen and her Grace is much in the King's favour, as a goodly child should be..." Soon the decision was made to dissolve her outraged half-sister Mary's household and she and her servants were sent to join Elizabeth at Hatfield. She, however, would not acknowledge Elizabeth as Princess although she was prepared to call her "sister". When she was 2 years and 8 months old, her mother was executed for treason and her life changed from being a pampered princess to being the illegitimate child of the King. Her own household was thrown into a state of disarray. Henry was peoccupied with his new wife and now that Anne Boleyn was gone there was no one to give the necessary orders about the child´s clothing. To make matters worse, John Shelton, her mother´s uncle, was disrupting the daily routine by impudently insisting that Elizabeth should take her meals with everyone else in the hall instead of eating in her own nursery quarters. Much upset by this interference, Lady Margaret Bryan wrote to protest to the King, and at the end of June Henry gave orders for Elizabeth´s household to be reorganized, allowing her 32 servants. Her half-sister Princess Mary Tudor was not one of them. The next 8 years of her life she watched as there were a quick succession of stepmothers. Her new half-brother Edward's birth had a direct impact on her since her surrogate mother Lady Margaret Bryan was transferred to his household. Fortunately, Thomas Cromwell replaced her with Katherine Champernon (later known as Kat Ashley) which was an inspired appointment. There is no evidence that she met her father's 4th wife Anne of Cleves during their 6 month marriage. (unlike the series portrayal). However,when she was 8 years old she was profoundly affected upon hearing the details of her father's fifth wife, Katherine Howard's death. Elizabeth reportedly swore never to marry -- a vow she would not break. Thanks to Henry's sixth wife Catherine Parr, Elizabeth was finally fully accepted back by her father and in the spring of 1544, Mary and Elizabeth, in that order, were restored to the Succession after Edward, but not legitimized. Elizabeth who was ten, took to her new stepmother immediately—here at last was a mother-figure who was offering a warm and loving presence, and who appreciated and encouraged the intelligence and education of the bright girl. Elizabeth was already well-versed in the classics and spoke several languages—impressive not only for her age, but for her sex, who were not usually afforded the same rigorous curricula as their male counterparts. Queen Catherine took it upon herself to oversee the child's education and was, in turn, rewarded with unqualified admiration by the precocious princess. Elizabeth would write Catherine many warm letters, from 'Your Majesty's very dear Elizabeth,' and there seems to have been genuine fondness on both sides. At the end of 1544, when Elizabeth was only eleven, she gave Queen Catherine her translation of Queen Marguerite of Navarre's "Mirror of the Sinful Soul." It's covers beautifully embroidered by the young princess, it was accompanied by a thoughtful letter. Also in that year, she would have been at court and her rank gave her the best vantage point of all in the Queen's chamber to see Catherine Parr act as Regent. The sight of some of the most powerful men in the realm bowing low before a woman was unusual in Tudor England. This may have made a deep impression on the young Elizabeth. After all, she saw a court fronted by a woman and managed by a council. Between them, they successfully ran a country racked by war, plague and religious division. The last two years of her father's reign were to be the happiest and most secure of Elizabeth's life. At court, her position and status were of the most honourable. She was 'My Lady Elizabeth's Grace, the King's daughter' and 3rd ranking at court after her sister Mary and the Queen. Elizabeth would last see her father at the Christmas celebration of 1546 and by January 19th, Henry had passed away. She and her brother were brought together and told by Edward Seymour and the security and happiness of her father's last years were over. She was to know no peace until 15 years later when she wore his crown. Gentility: Tudor family Born: Greenwich Palace Position: Princess (title later revoked and reduced to just the courtesy title of "Lady"), Lady Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth I Personality type: Elizabeth's personality was a vibrant one, but circumspect. She was an intelligent Renaissance princess, speaking English, Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, Hebrew, and Welsh in addition to studying subjects like state craft, theology, rhetoric, philosophy, and arithmetic. She was very witty and clever. Later, she would prove that she knew how to use her gender for survival and political gain. "Elizabeth received her early education from her governess, Katherine Ashley . The Princess was bright, sharp-witted and old for her years; she showed early signs of fulfilling Wriothesley's (Risley in the series) prediction, made when she was six, that she would be an honour to her sex. As well as rapidly becoming proficient on the lute and virginals, she proved ... precociously able in languages, and the classics ..." ~ Alison Weir Henry VIII; The King and his Court Signature look: Dark eyes of her mother and bright red hair & pale skin of her father. Slender frame; beautiful hands. The Venetian Ambassador to Queen Mary's court once said in 1557 when Elizabeth was 24 :"She is a girl whose mind is considered no less excellent than her person,although her face is more pretty than beautiful, she is tall and well formed, with good skin and eyes are particularly beautiful, a beautiful hand that she adore to show, her intellect and understanding are wonderful, as demonstrated quite clearly with her conduct when she was in danger and under suspicion." Endearing trait(s): Elizabeth was known for her wit, intelligence and intellectual pursuits. Wrote poetry and was a gifted musician. Annoying trait(s): Her indecisiveness and like both her father and her mother she was of a volatile temperament. Scandal(s) in her youth: inappropriate behaviour with her stepfather, Thomas Seymour at age sixteen. *Other Mottoes: "Video et taceo" meaning "I see and remain silent" Later Nickname(s): The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, The Faerie Queen, Good Queen Bess
| "I thank God that I am indeed endowed with such qualities that if I were turned out of the realm in my petticoat, I were able to live in any place of Christendom" ~ Elizabeth I in 1567 When I was fair and young, and favor graced me, Of many was I sought their mistress for to be. importune me no more." ~ a poem written by Elizabeth “I know I have the body of but a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King and a King of England too.”
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CHARACTER CONNECTIONSFamily members: Paternal Grandfather: Henry VII Tudor Paternal Grandmother: Elizabeth of York Maternal Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn Maternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Father: King Henry VIII. Mother: Anne Boleyn Half-Sister: Princess Mary Tudor, later Queen Mary I Half-Brother: Prince Edward Tudor, later King Edward VI Half-Brother: Henry Fitzroy, died at 16 years, Elizabeth never met him. Later Romance(s): Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester Francois, Duke of Anjou Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex Enemies: The Catholic Faction | Friends- as a youth: Prince Edward Tudor, later King Edward VI: only a four-year difference in ages, they were very close and wrote many letters expressing their friendship Blanche Parry (the woman who nursed Elizabeth, and supposedly taught her the Welsh language) Kat Ashley nee Champernowne (governess) - Elizabeth came to love Kat dearly and she played an important role in her life as a friend and confidante. Elizabeth praised Kat’s early devotion to her studies by stating that she took “great labor and pain in bringing of me up in learning and honesty”. Lady Margaret Bryan - her governess until Edward was born when she was transferred to take care of him. Matthew Parker (1504 - 1575 ) played a special role in the early childhood of Princess Elizabeth. Anne Boleyn's chaplain who felt she had entrusted him with her daughter's spiritual well being. Elizabeth always trusted Matthew Parker - her sister Mary hated him due to his Protestant beliefs. When Elizabeth eventually became Queen she appointed Matthew Parker as the Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Robert Dudley - They had known each other since she was 8 years old and they probably were schooled together. Catherine Carey (later Knollys): sister of Henry Carey, the daughter of Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary Boleyn Thomas Parry (1505 - 1560 ) was a Welshman and was appointed steward to Elizabeth in her teenage years For later when she was Queen: see Elizabeth I - historical profile |
UNFORGETTABLE QUOTES
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Claire McCauley Season 3 | c. 1545 from the Tudor Family Portrait as Princess Elizabeth |
Season 2 Kate Duggan |
Videos
Season Two: | Season Three: <embed allowfullscreen="true" height="202" src="http://widget.wetpaintserv.us/wiki/thetudorswiki/widget/youtubevideo/740444c6d203e89b979e64e9070371dcb9ef8c92" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="336" wmode="transparent"/> |
Season Four: <embed allowfullscreen="true" height="278" src="http://widget.wetpaintserv.us/wiki/thetudorswiki/widget/youtubevideo/8941825c2bd0552c2c5a60504b69358dfaa82075" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="346" wmode="transparent"/> | Season 4 - deleted scene <embed allowfullscreen="true" height="282" src="http://widget.wetpaintserv.us/wiki/thetudorswiki/widget/youtubevideo/8c98decdb568311c5500076175cda3bc8f456a77" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="344" wmode="transparent"/> |
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