The Aftermath and Reaction to Elizabeth I's Birth
Despite being one of England's most successful and respected monarchs, Elizabeth I came into the world undesired partly because her parents wanted her to be born male, and others resented her for what she represented. While Elizabeth had to grow up with the harsh knowledge that she was unwanted, outwardly at least, she was treated with the reverence and dignity befitting her station. However, behind her back was a different story. This article will relay the varied public perception and welcome Elizabeth received shortly following her birth on September 7, 1533. I While not being the anticipated and longed-for prince, Princess Elizabeth was doted on and adored by her parents, Henry VIII and, in particular, Anne Boleyn. Historian Tracy Borman's biography ' Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I' cites a contemporary chronicler at the Tudor court in 1533 who observed shortly after Elizabeth's birth that Anne " day and night would not let this daughter of hers out of si...
