Elizabeth I Flashcards
When was she born?
1533
She died at the age of _____
70
Her reign lasted for ____ years
44 years.
Why did she not marry?
She didn’t marry as when she was older, she said that she was married to her country.
Trade brought ______ fashions and _______ to _______ and Elizabeth tried them all.
Trade brought foreign fashions and material to England and Elizabeth tried them all.
Describe Elizabeth like the German visitor who described her in 1598
Her face was oblong, fair, but wrinkled. Her eyes were small yet black and pleasant. Her nose was a little hooked. Her lips were narrow and her teeth black. She wore false red hair.
Describe Elizabeth like the French visitor who described her in 1597
She wore a great red wig. Her face appears to be very aged. It is long and thin and her teeth are yellow and unequal. Many are missing.