Queen Elizabeth by Jacob Abbott

Queen Elizabeth I (The Ditchley portrait) by Marcus Gheeraerts
Queen Elizabeth I (The Ditchley portrait) by Marcus Gheeraerts

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Queen Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn
Queen Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn

01 – Preface; Elizabeth’s Mother

Called (inaccurately)Princess Elizabeth of England, the later Queen Elizabeth of England I., at the age of three (right), at the age of five (left) and at the age of six (middle), daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn, 16th century.  The fashions are of the 17th century long after Elizabeth died.
Called (inaccurately)Princess Elizabeth of England, the later Queen Elizabeth of England I., at the age of three (right), at the age of five (left) and at the age of six (middle), daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn, 16th century. The fashions are of the 17th century long after Elizabeth died.

Note: The author mistakenly introduces this chapter as “chapter 3”, but she reads Chapter 2, Childhood of a Princess.

02 – The Childhood of a Princess

The Dukes of Northumberland and Suffolk praying Lady Jane Grey accept the crown
The Dukes of Northumberland and Suffolk praying Lady Jane Grey accept the crown

03 – Lady Jane Grey

04 – The Spanish Match

05 – Queen Elizabeth in the Tower

Queen Elizabeth I in coronation robes
Queen Elizabeth I in coronation robes

06 – Accession to the Throne

07 – The War in Scotland

08 – Elizabeth’s Lovers

09 – Personal Character

The Spanish Armada off the English coast by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
The Spanish Armada off the English coast by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

10 – The Invincible Armada
11 – The Earl of Essex
12 – The Conclusion

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