What did Queen Elizabeth the first do to make her a wondrous legend?
Elizabeth I was the 2nd crowned Queen of England. Her sister Mary I, you may know her as “Bloody Mary”, had been very unpopular for trying to bring back Catholicism and killing more than 300 Protestants. Therefore, Elizabeth, who was next in line after Mary, had to bring back trust to the crown. Elizabeth was a Protestant and needed to prove that she was still a representative of God. She remained unmarried and had no children which gave her the nickname “Virgin Queen.” Elizabeth was a very intelligent woman, and proved that she could rule England without a man at her side. She was fair and schooled in politics. Add all this together and you get a country that loved their Queen!
