Did Queen Elizabeth 1st have a fear of roses?
Queen Elizabeth I was deathly afraid of roses, which is a subcategory of anthophobia, or the fear of flowers. Even if she was afraid of bleeding to death, this would have originated from the fear of dying. Throughout her reign as Queen, there were numerous of assassination attempts made by many who wanted to challenge her authority. There is no records indicating that Elizabeth was “hemophiliac.” Haemophilia in European royalty as known as “the royal disease” started from Queen Victoria, who in turned passed the mutation to various royal houses across the continent, including the royal families of Spain, Germany and Russia.
