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Elizabeth's silent tributes to her mother:

posted 18 years ago by sestra151
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even though she was Henry's daughter and by that fact was able to rule as queen, she never forgot her mother. It's said she never spoke in public of Anne, yet she had a statue made of her for her coronation festivities. She gave many of her Boleyn/Howard relatives positions at court. However, Lettice Knolleys, a lady in waiting and her cousin, would later take away her "boyfriend", Robert Dudley. During his life, Henry had many references to Anne erased, but those that were missed, Elizabeth left alone, some of which can be seen today.

[–] little_miss_sunnydale 18 years ago

I don't think Elizabeth felt particularly close to her mother, probably because she was fiercely proud of being her father's daughter. There are only two recorded accounts of Elizabeth mentioning Anne Boleyn.
As for Elizabeth's connection with her Howard relations, she wasn't always on good terms with them. After all, the Howards remained Catholics, and Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk actually rebelled against her in the Northern Rebellion in 1569. And the same Duke of Norfolk was involved in the Ridolfi Plot which aimed to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary Queen of Scots. So she wasn't always close with her mother's family.

But she was fond of her Carey cousins and she granted titles to her cousin Henry Carey. I don't think Elizabeth completely forgot her mother but I don't think she had much of a connection with her. Elizabeth probably couldn't remember her mother and really there was little need for Elizabeth to bring up her memory. Anne was innocent of her crimes, but the fact that she had been executed on charges of treason and adultery was highly embarrassing for Elizabeth and I think that was a large factor as to why Elizabeth rarely mentioned her.

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[–] noirgirl 18 years ago

Anne wore inital pendants, ( an A, a B, and an AB) one of which can be seen in this movie. Elizabeth inherited them and often wore them.

[–] Rainforest Elf 18 years ago

She wore a ring that had her Anne Bolyen's portrait in it. I believe she wore this ring every day of her life. So I would say that yeah, Elizabeth thought of her mother often, even if it as not appropriate for her to mention her because of the circumstances concerning her execution.

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[–] grandmabrat 15 years ago

I think Elizabeth was a survivor, read some of her life story. She learned quite early how to keep her mouth shut and not make enemies of the people around her. She came so close to losing her head many times and I think it made her very cautious.

[–] mcade 15 years ago

I believe that much of Elizabeth's wariness with respect to marriage resulted because of what happened to her mother, to Catherine Howard and her disastrous relationship with Thomas Seymour, ultimately resulting in his demise.

I think she learned by lived experience and I also think she made up her mind to "run the show" so to speak once she was in the driver's seat and didn't have to answer to anyone.

She only had to look at the pathetic example of her cousin Mary Queen of Scots to see what love had reduced her to before her subsequent imprisonment and execution.

[–] syaeger14218 18 years ago

Actually the ring was the one she recieved when she was told Mary was deid. The portrait had been put inside it later after it had been fitted out as a locket. Elizabeth only mentioned her mother twice in her life time. She wasnt close to her because she wasnt allowed to be. From almost birth , she would have been placed with a "nanny" to be groomed for the throne.

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[–] Morgan-41 15 years ago

Not exactly groomed for the throne, as both she and her elder sister Mary were removed from the succession by Henry in favor of his and Jane Seymour's son, Edward IV. The chances of her becoming queen were not very good when she was a child, given the likelihood that Edward and then Mary would have children.