how does Princess Elizabeth change and grow throughout the story?

As Elizabeth grows older, many marriages are suggested and attempted to be arranged for her. However, Elizabeth quickly discovers that many of her possible suitors are more interested in her position in the kingdom and her money than they are in her. This turns Elizabeth off of romance. Then, when Elizabeth learns that her beloved childhood friend, the only other man she has ever been interested in, is to be married, Elizabeth decides that she will never marry. Elizabeth is disillusioned about love and romance and multiple betrayals by those who are supposed to love her leave her determined to become what history will later call her, the Virgin Queen.