Princess Elizabeth In the Tower of London Her

Princess Elizabeth In the Tower of London Her journey before becoming Queen

Henry VIII and his heirs Hampton Court Palace Princess Mary Daughter of Catherine of Aragon Prince Edward Son of Jane Seymour Princess Elizabeth Daughter of Anne Boleyn

Henry VIII Reigned 1509 - 1547 Edward VI Reigned 1547 - 1553 Mary I Reigned 1553 - 1558 Elizabeth I Reigned 1558 - 1601

Topic Mind Map

What did Elizabeth look like? Elizabeth was sent to the Tower when she was 20 years old. There are no known surviving pictures of her at this age. These 2 paintings are the nearest we can get. They help us visualise what she looked like, and using the earlier picture with her father also give an idea of the clothes she wore. Painted when Elizabeth was 13 years old. Elizabeth at her coronation aged 25 years old.

The Tide Letter This letter was written by Elizabeth to her sister, Queen Mary, the day before Elizabeth was taken to the Tower of London. She had two aims when she wrote this: 1. She wanted to talk directly to Mary. Elizabeth believed she could persuade Mary not to send her to the Tower if they met face to face. She was possibly right. 2. She wanted to delay until the River Thames was too low for the boat to go under London Bridge. She succeeded and they had to wait until the next day. Elizabeth drew the lines at the end to stop anyone else adding anything to the letter. https: //www. nationalarchives. gov. uk/education/resources/elizabeth-monarchy/

The Tower of London in 1554 Coldharbour Gate Execution scaffold Queen’s Gallery Lion Tower Royal Apartments gardens Tower Wharf Museum of Tapestry, Bayeux, France

The Menagerie The route into the Tower went through Lion Tower and the menagerie. There was a wide range of exotic animals including Barbary lions.

How did she get a guinea pig? As explorers travelled around the world they brought back new and interesting things, including animals. We know they definitely brought back guinea pigs from South America. These small furry exotic creatures would have been very desirable pets. They would be given as gifts to the royal family to ensure further money for new explorations and protection from enemy ships. This was especially useful as a ship that sailed for one country would often rob those belonging to another. They were call privateers – because they returned their stolen goods to the crown, but their behaviour was not very different from the other robbers on the sea – pirates!

Summary These ideas from original evidence give us information for the book. We can use it to tell us: • What Elizabeth looked like • How she behaved in a crisis • What it looked like in the Tower of London • What it sounded like in the Tower of London • How the guinea pig must have travelled to England • That there were animals also in the Tower that would be dangerous to a guinea pig!

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