Elizabeth had many lovers - MYTH We may never know if Elizabeth had non-platonic relationships with any of them, though no evidence has ever conclusively proved that she took lovers or companions before or after taking the crown.
Devereux first came to court in 1584, and by 1587 had become a favourite of the queen, who relished his lively mind and eloquence, as well as his skills as a showman and in courtly love.
But the idea of a French marriage proved unpopular; Elizabeth – and her council – had to face the reality that she would never marry. Elizabeth did not marry and did not have any children.
Some historians think she chose not to marry in order to protect England's security; she wanted to remain independent of any foreign influence which marrying a foreign prince would have brought. She kept everyone guessing on the subject of who she might marry but never did.
The story of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley has fascinated people for more than 450 years. Their relationship has been explored in books, films and on TV, most recently by Cate Blanchett and Joseph Fiennes in the film Elizabeth, and by Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons in the series Elizabeth I.
Queen Anne
William and Mary had no children, so Anne was next in-line to the throne. Anne was ill for much of her life; she suffered from Gout (a type of arthritis that gave her pain in her legs) and she had to be carried to her coronation.
A new biography of Queen Elizabeth II has revealed the monarch was suffering from bone marrow cancer before her death.
The Prince Tudor variant holds that Oxford and Queen Elizabeth I were lovers and had a child who was raised as Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. The theory followed earlier arguments that Francis Bacon was a son of the queen.
After the execution of her mother and the birth of her younger half-brother, Edward, Elizabeth was deemed illegitimate and removed from the English line of succession. After her father's death, she was raised by a series of governesses, as well as by her stepmother, Catherine Parr.
'The golden boy'
"Andrew has always been the Queen's favourite son and he has never done anything wrong in her eyes," Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell said in the documentary, The Royal Family at War.
Essex and some of his co-conspirators were executed for treason on 25 February 1601. Elizabeth was shocked and devastated by his betrayal.
George was born at St Mary's Hospital in London during the reign of his paternal great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. His birth was widely celebrated across the Commonwealth realms due to the expectation that he will one day become king.
Henry VIII of England had one acknowledged illegitimate child, as well as several others who are suspected to be his, by his mistresses.
From 1536 to present day, 2023. As we know there are no direct descendants of Anne Boleyn. However, research has shown that the Boleyn lineage can be traced to the present day royal family.
On the 29 January 1536, Anne Boleyn miscarried. The details appear in Chapuys' dispatch to Charles V dated February 10: 'On the day of the interment the Concubine had an abortion which seemed to be a male child which she had not borne 3½ months, at which the King has shown great distress.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed four children together over the course of their 73-year marriage: King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's relationship was one of love, respect, and long-lasting admiration. They first met at Britannia Royal Naval College in 1939, where an 18-year-old cadet Philip was introduced to a 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth of England while she was touring the grounds.
Queen Elizabeth became a mother at age 22 when she gave birth to now-King Charles. On November 20, 2020, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrated 73 years of marriage.
Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother. It's unclear if Harry was left any money from his grandmother the late Queen Elizabeth II, whose will is expected to stay sealed for at least 90 years.
Queen Elizabeth II is also a successor of Queen Elizabeth I, also known as the Virgin Queen, who was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death in 1603. According to RMG, Queen Elizabeth I's last words were, “All my possessions for one moment of time.”
The monarch is immune from arrest in all cases; members of the royal household are immune from arrest in civil proceedings. No arrest can be made "in the monarch's presence", or within the "verges" of a royal palace.
The youngest queen regnant to give birth is Mary II, who gave birth to a stillborn child in 1678, prior to her accession, when she was just 16. The youngest mother to give birth to a monarch was Lady Margaret Beaufort, wife of Edmund Tudor, who was 13 years and almost 8 months when she gave birth to Henry VII in 1457.
She was extremely obese after the age of 30, and she occasionally had abnormal accumulation of fluid in different parts of her body. These problems combined with the multiple miscarriages seem to indicate that Queen Anne was suffering from lupus erythematosus.
Her life story reveals intriguing contradictions: Anne was a dedicated and conscientious stateswoman who oversaw the lasting union of England and Scotland, she was also a mother in poor health, who endured 17 pregnancies and outlived all her children.
Edward VI. Edward VI, born 12 October 1537, was Henry VIII's first surviving and only legitimate son and the heir to the throne. Henry VIII described him as 'his most noble and most precious jewel. '