Characters from Elizabeth I

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Elizabeth I - This person's mother was beheaded while she was a baby.

Mary I - This person hoped to restore Catholicism to England.

Mary Stuart - This person became a rival in her bid to be named presumptive heir, was known as the Queen of Scots, and had a son named James.

Sir William Cecil - This person was the Principal Secretary of State, born in 1520, and was educated at Stamford Grammar School and St. John's College.

Edward VI - This person embraced Protestantism and contracted tuberculosis, dying on July 8,...
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