True History
Born the Heir Presumptive to the throne of England, Elizabeth Tudor proved she was a woman of strength, stamina, and sway. From the start, her life was precarious and dangerous, but also filled with signs of promise and predestination.
Elizabeth spent the years of her childhood and early adulthood at the mercy of those in power — her father, King Henry VIII, and her sister, Mary Tudor. Elizabeth was reared in a cauldron of fear and suspicion. Her father had her mother, Anne Boleyn, beheaded on trumped-up charges of adultery. And her own sister, Queen Mary, imprisoned her in the Tower of London on suspicion of treason when Elizabeth was just twenty-one.
Although it looked like Elizabeth was a doomed princess slated to be executed for her place in the succession, or for her religious beliefs, instead, she overcame all the odds and became the Queen of England.
This was a time when the primary role for women was to marry and have children. Elizabeth, however, thwarted the cultural and political conventions of the day. Educated to the highest standards of her time, she sacrificed marriage and motherhood for her one true passion—ruling England as it should be ruled.
Elizabeth’s reign lasted for forty-five years, from 1558-1603. Under her governance, England became a European power, the arts thrived, literacy improved, and the country was seldom at war. She was a capable leader who not only survived the dangers of her childhood, but multiple assassination attempts as well, including a papal edict authorizing her execution.
Elizabeth was the ultimate survivor. The last Tudor.
She is the perfect candidate for president of the United States.
