Elizabeth’s eligibility for the throne was not dictated by her gender, so she was always expected to be queen. However, her step-sister Mary (who was born from one of Henry’s earlier wives, Catherine of Aragon), came to the throne before Elizabeth as she was older. Because Queen Mary was a devout Catholic (Hanson, "Queen Elizabeth I: Bio., Facts, Portraits & Info.", p. 35), the Protestants in the country desired to have Elizabeth as their ruler, since she was more accepting of the new faith. When Queen Mary came to hear of …show more content…
All the while keeping her subjects’ feelings in account! It then comes to no surprise that England’s people affectionately nicknamed the queen ‘Good Queen Bess’. (“Elizabeth I.”, section: Other