In her later life Elizabeth was locked in the Tower of London for plotting against her half sister Mary the Queen of England. She was plotting against her half sister Mary to become  Queen. All the people thought that  Elizabeth would make a 

far better Queen than Mary.
          Elizabeth later developed smallpox and became seriously ill, and she knew that the deadly disease could kill her easily. She was horrified when spots came through as she loved to be beautiful. Amazingly she recovered with hardly any scars, but the few scars there were left she covered with thick white make up. Sadly one of Elizabeth's maids caught the smallpox of her and was badly scared for life and never went outside again.     

Queen Elizabeth wanted to be known as the goddess of the moon. Her favourite colour was white. She was known for her outstanding temper. Her cousin once said he would rather face the entire Spanish army than Elizabeth in a rage. She lived to 75 and as she never married the reign of the Tudors ended. She was thought of as the greatest Queen of England.

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