What happened to the infant Elizabeth I following the bloody execution of her mother Anne Boleyn? How did her father Henry VIII and his next four wives treat her? And, what became of Elizabeth followi…
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- Part 1
- Published date
- 2025-11-10
- Year span
- 1509 – 1547
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