May 11th - Queen Elizabeth

• Elizabeth was not afraid of becoming the queen
• She had a quick temper and would read to calm herself
• Dancing always cheered her up and she would have parties to do just that
• Elizabeth was urged to find an heir
• Mary was found guilty of a plot to assassinate Elizabeth and was beheaded
• Elizabeth was afraid of having portraits done because she did not want to appear to be aging.
• The Elizabethan Age was one of culture, change, and new exploration
• Elizabeth said she could not forgive what the Earle of Essex did to England, only what he did to her as a woman
• Elizabeth had decided she did not want to live anymore and appointed James V of Scotland
• Elizabeth's life represented the heart of her country