Elizabeth’s childhood shape her character & Queenship

• Religion:

  > Katherine Parr looked after Elizabeth and made sure that the

  princess was taught a Protestant-themed education. For example,

  Elizabeth translated Katherine Parr’s essay, ‘Prayers and Meditations’,

  into Latin, Italian and French. As a result, Elizabeth was a firm Protestant: her Religious Settlement of 1559 made England more

  Protestant than Catholic.
• Social:

  > The Death of Anne Boleyn made Elizabeth skeptical about marriage,

  at age 8 she declared ‘I will never marry’.
• Social:

  > Elizabeth excelled, learning at least five languages (French, Italian,

  Spanish, Latin and Flemish). This meant she was highly intelligent and

  skillful. She delivered famous speeches (e.g., The Golden Speech).