Queen Elizabeth I lifestory
days after the birth of their son, Prince
Edward.
Elizabeth's first Lady Mistress, Margaret, Lady
Bryant, wrote that she was "as toward a child and
as gentle of conditions as ever I knew any in my
life".
By the autumn of 1537, Elizabeth was in the care
of Blanche Herbert, Lady Troy who remained her
Lady Mistress until her retirement in late 1545 or
early 1546.
Catherine Champernowne, better known by her
later, married name of Catherine Ashley, was
appointed as Elizabeth's governess in 1537, and
she remained Elizabeth's friend until her death in
1565.
She clearly made a good job of Elizabeth's early
education.
Mary I's Regin
Edward VI died on 6 July
1553, aged 15.
His will swept aside the
Succession to the Crown Act Lady Jane was proclaimed
1543, excluded both Mary and queen by the Privy Council,
Elizabeth from the succession. but her support quickly
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