Who influenced Elizabeth Tudor?
Henry VIII:
Henry made her illegitimate so she lost her title of Princess and became Lady Elizabeth
She was given a household of her own and a governess
Henry named Elizabeth in the 1544 Act of Succession
Elizabeth was occasionally invited to court for special occasions
Meetings between Henry and Elizabeth were generally friendly and Elizabeth was proud
of her father
Catherine Parr:
Catherine persuaded Henry to bring his daughters backed to court
She kept her eye on Elizabeth’s religious instruction
The two had a mother/daughter relationship
Elizabeth was sent to live away when Catherine’s husband, Thomas Seymour, began an
intense flirtation with her
Catherine and Elizabeth remained on friendly terms
Thomas Seymour:
After the death of Catherine Parr, Thomas wanted to marry Elizabeth, then abduct
Edward VI and bring him under his control
Seymour, Kat Ashley and Thomas Parry were arrested
Elizabeth was interrogated
Seymour was executed in 1549
Kat Ashley:
Elizabeth’s government
Well-educated
Was with Elizabeth since 1536
Elizabeth loved Kat
Kat resisted any attempt by Edward and Mary to have her replaced
Elizabeth made her first Lady of the Bedchamber when she became queen in 1558
Roger Ascham:
Distinguished Latin scholar
Elizabeth’s tutor
By the age of 14, Elizabeth could speak fluent French, Italian and Latin
Ascham was not happy in the royal household and returned to Cambridge
Edward VI:
Elizabeth and Edward were originally close
Once king, he saw Elizabeth infrequently and, although Elizabeth wrote often, the east
relationship they had shared was gone
Elizabeth was not received at court for 6 months after the Thomas Seymour affair
Henry VIII:
Henry made her illegitimate so she lost her title of Princess and became Lady Elizabeth
She was given a household of her own and a governess
Henry named Elizabeth in the 1544 Act of Succession
Elizabeth was occasionally invited to court for special occasions
Meetings between Henry and Elizabeth were generally friendly and Elizabeth was proud
of her father
Catherine Parr:
Catherine persuaded Henry to bring his daughters backed to court
She kept her eye on Elizabeth’s religious instruction
The two had a mother/daughter relationship
Elizabeth was sent to live away when Catherine’s husband, Thomas Seymour, began an
intense flirtation with her
Catherine and Elizabeth remained on friendly terms
Thomas Seymour:
After the death of Catherine Parr, Thomas wanted to marry Elizabeth, then abduct
Edward VI and bring him under his control
Seymour, Kat Ashley and Thomas Parry were arrested
Elizabeth was interrogated
Seymour was executed in 1549
Kat Ashley:
Elizabeth’s government
Well-educated
Was with Elizabeth since 1536
Elizabeth loved Kat
Kat resisted any attempt by Edward and Mary to have her replaced
Elizabeth made her first Lady of the Bedchamber when she became queen in 1558
Roger Ascham:
Distinguished Latin scholar
Elizabeth’s tutor
By the age of 14, Elizabeth could speak fluent French, Italian and Latin
Ascham was not happy in the royal household and returned to Cambridge
Edward VI:
Elizabeth and Edward were originally close
Once king, he saw Elizabeth infrequently and, although Elizabeth wrote often, the east
relationship they had shared was gone
Elizabeth was not received at court for 6 months after the Thomas Seymour affair
