Why Is Queen Elizabeth 1 Illegitimate

Kaitlyn J. Kincaid
Mrs. Hagan
English IV
14 October 2016
Queen Elizabeth 1 Queen elizabeth 1 never married, she ruled England by herself. Even though many of her people did not agree with her decision and pushed her to marry, they felt as if a woman could not rule by herself without a man beside her, but she had better plans. Queen Elizabeth was considered one of the greatest Monarchs in history, she was twenty five and also a survivor of scandal and danger. Queen Elizabeth was considered illegitimate by most Europeans, even her supporters believed her position dangerous and uncertain. Elizabeth was one of the best educated women of her generation, speaking Welsh , Cornish, Scottish, and Irish.
Henry VIII was the King of England
As a result of the annulment, Mary lost her status as a legitimate heir to the throne. King Henry married Anne Boleyn and again, he was blessed with a daughter. They named their daughter Elizabeth after her two grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Howard. Elizabeth was the second child of King Henry from his second marriage. At this time, Henry was very determinate to have a son who would carry on the Tudor name. After the birth of Elizabeth, Anne was pregnant twice but unfortunately both the times she had a miscarriage. King Henry by this time was fed up with Anne as she failed to give him his heir. In order to get rid of her, Henry got Anne arrested on the basis of some falsely implanted charges. During the trial, these charges were proved and Anne was executed in the Tower of London in 1536. After the death of her mother, Elizabeth was declared as an illegitimate child of Henry and thus lost her position as a legitimate heir, like her older half-sister Mary. Barely eleven days had passed since the death of Anne when Henry VIII married his third wife, Jane Seymour. Finally, his third wife
Jane did not survive for a long time after the birth of her son and passed away after twelve days of his birth. After the death of his third wife, Henry married thrice. His marriage to his fourth wife Anne of Cleves was annulled as both of them did not find each other agreeable. Henry's fifth wife, Katherine Howard was Elizabeth's cousin and she influenced Elizabeth's life to a certain extent. At the time of Katharine's first public diner, she made the little Elizabeth sit next to her. Katherine Parr, the sixth and the last wife of King Henry VIII, had the greatest impact on Elizabeth's life. She was very fond of the Tudor siblings and would always want them to be around her. However, their younger sister, Mary was not so influenced by Katharine. It was Katharine who laid the foundation of education in Elizabeth's life and made her realize the importance of education. She also appointed the best tutors to educate Elizabeth. It can be said that Elizabeth's love for reading was because of Katharine. King Henry VIII died in 1547 and the young children were thus