She took over the position of England’s leader when her father, Henry VIII, died. She didn’t care about anyone’s religion, so she made Anglican the national church and didn’t bother anyone who practiced other religions.
She had no problem with other countries invading because they all wanted to marry into the royal family. So Elizabeth held her ground and never married, insuring England’s safety. Instead of marrying, she just played everyone. Her cousin Mary, the Queen of Scotland, tried to turn the Scottish people into Catholics, but they were all Protestant.
So, they drove her out of Scotland, and Elizabeth let her stay in England. In England, she met with assassins and plotted against her cousin, Elizabeth. Despite being warned by Elizabeth not to do so, Mary continued. When Mary was caught in the act of conspiring, Elizabeth had no choice but to kill her cousin.
Henry VIII was Elizabeth’s father. He was very athletic in his younger years, but as he got older, he became very out of shape. Henry had a problem with wives; he went through six of them. Two of them were beheaded, and he divorced another, and a few died in childbirth. He wanted a son to be his heir, but he only had one that was not all there and died.
Henry’s only other children were daughters. Mary was the first to take over, but she died after ruling for a short while. Henry VIII created the Anglican Church so he could get a divorce without the Catholic Church’s permission. Henry made everyone take an oath to him as the head of the church. Those who did not were killed. Henry’s good friend, Sir Thomas More, did not take an oath to him.
Henry begged him to convert, but he remained a strong Catholic. So, Henry fulfilled his promise and killed him. In his later years, Henry became obsessed with having a son, but he never did. Instead, he ate excessively, became overweight, and aged rapidly until he passed away.
