Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was very young, her mother was beheaded because she failed to give the king a son. Because of this, Elizabeth became a bastard child, and she had to grow up without a mother. Then when Elizabeth was only thirteen, King Henry VIII grew sick and died, and Elizabeth was left an orphan. Edward Seymour became the Lord Protector of England until the younger Edward came of age. Henry's wife Katherine was remarried to Thomas Seymour, and Elizabeth and Edward had to go live with them. Elizabeth and Thomas allegedly had an affair, and so she was left in disgrace. Edward Seymour was removed from power and replaced with John Dudley. However, he became sick and died, making the heir to the throne Mary, Elizabeth's half sister. While Mary was queen, Elizabeth was somehow tied up in a conspiracy against Mary, and so Elizabeth locked up in the Tower of London. However, there was no evidence against her, and so she was let free. Mary accepted Elizabeth as the heir to the throne, and when she died on November 17, 1558, Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England.
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