Roger Ascham described Elizabeth as "Exempt from female weakness, endowed with Masculine powers of Application"
When Edward is born, Elizabeth loses her title and becomes Lady Elizabeth
Elizabeth is provided with a household of her own and a governess
In 1543-44, the Act of Succession places Edward and Mary ahead of Elizabeth in line to the throne
Elizabeth meets Henry VIII infrequently, but their interactions are described as pleasant and friendly
Catherine Parr's influence on Elizabeth:
Nursed Henry in his later years
Persuaded her to bring back her daughter
Sympathetic to protestant reform
Married Thomas Seymour and brought Elizabeth up in Chelsea
Thomas Seymour was flirtatious with Elizabeth
Elizabeth was sent away
Catherine Parr remained friendly with Elizabeth until her death by childbirth
In 1548, after the death of his wife, Thomas Seymour planned to marry Elizabeth and abduct Edward VI
Thomas Seymour, Kat Ashley, and Thomas Parry were arrested as part of the plot, with Kat Ashley being Elizabeth's steward and Thomas Parry her Governess
Elizabeth was interrogated as part of the investigation,into the somserset plot
The charge against Thomasseymour was marrying a royal heir without theconsentoftheprivycouncil, leading to their execution by the privy council in 1549
Eliabeths childhood taught her to be cautious but did not giver her leadership skills
She witnessed the disposability of married women among her father’s 6 marriages
Thomas Seymour Executed by privy council 1549
Kat ashley becomes First lady of the Bedchamber1558
Mary Placed Elizabeth under house arrest in oxfordshire ,anniversary of mothersexecution17May1554
Elizabeth sent to the tower for her involvement in wyatt scandal by mary