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1. What do we know about Elizabeth I’s reign?
As she rules for about 50 years, England became a major international power.
2. Why was it important for kings and queens to marry?
Kings and queens usually married members of other royal or aristocratic families to form links between nations.
3. Where was Elizabeth in the summer of 1542 and why?
The king had sent the 9-yo princess to a house called Over Court in the village of Bisley (from the capital) to avoid the plague.
4. What do we know about the relationship between Elizabeth and her father?
Henry did not visit his daughter often and Elizabeth had been very quiet and uncomfortable in front of him.
5. According to the conspiracy theory, who took Elizabeth’s place? How and why?
Ashley and Parry trained a 'Bisley boy' to take the role of the princess, because Elizabeth had a terrible fever and died just before the king arrived for visit
6. According to the story, why were Elizabeth’s words to her soldiers significant?
It may have been LITERALLY TRUE that she had the heart of a king, not of a queen.
7. What do we know about Elizabeth’s physical appearance?
Always careful to wear lots of make-up and wigs in public; with red hair and pale skin; became bald at a young age
8. Which discovery makes the story of the Bisley Boy seem possible and why?
There have been frequent stories about a coffin being discovered in Bisley. Inside is a young girl dressed in very fine expensive clothes.
