Death of a Tudor Queen: Elizabeth of England
On this day, 24 March 1603, died Gloriana, the last of the Tudors to sit on the throne of England. In her final days it was reported that Elizabeth appeared to suffer from a depression after the death of one of her ladies-in-waiting and the execution of the Earl of Essex. It was also stated that Elizabeth held great regret about executing her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots - causing her to shed many tears. Near the end of her life the Queen was so fearful of death, so [More]