07/09/2018
On 7th September 1533, Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, gave birth to their first child. The couple had been certain that a son would be born to vindicate Henry’s long struggle to have his first marriage annulled. They were disappointed by the birth of a girl. They named her Elizabeth, after both her grandmothers, and assured themselves that a brother would soon follow. Twenty-five years later, Elizabeth took the throne, and her forty-five-year reign shaped the religious, political and cultural nation of England for centuries. For many, Elizabeth remains the best monarch England has ever had. Read more about this remarkable woman here http://bit.ly/2plFb2O Portrait by Hilliard © NPG
