Kings and Queens: Elizabeth I

Suitable for ages 4-7

KS1 History (Signiﬁcant Individuals)

KS1 Art & Design KS1 English Kings and Queens: Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most famous queens in history. She was born in 1533, which is nearly 500 years ago! Queen Elizabeth I was very clever and could speak lots of languages. She is famous for her bright red hair and pale skin. She never got married, but she did have lots of favourite people at her court. Queen Elizabeth I never wore armour but she did ﬁnd a way to make lots of money by letting people buy armour from her royal armoury.

Additional resources

Watch a video all about Elizabeth I on our YouTube channel.

You can see Robert Dudley’s armour close up on our Collection Online website. Search for Robert Dudley.

Queen Elizabeth I / © Royal Armouries / May 2020 / 1/4 A royal favourite

This amazing armour is from around 1575. It belonged to Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester. He was one of Queen Elizabeth’s favourite people. Can you see all of the detail on this armour? It is decorated from head to toe with beautiful patterns. This is to show how important and rich Robert was.

A tough job

SCOTLAND Queen Elizabeth I was not just Queen of England, but also Queen of Ireland and Wales too. Can you imagine doing all that? Back then NORTHERN people did not have telephones or the internet. IRELAND If people wanted to get a message to someone,

they had to write letters and send them by IRELAND messenger. The messenger would take letters and ride on a horse to deliver them. ENGLAND WALES

The Last Tudor

Queen Elizabeth I was the last Tudor queen. Her grandad was Henry VII and her dad was Henry VIII. Both her brother and sister, Edward VI and Mary I also ruled England but Elizabeth was the longest reigning Tudor. She was queen for 44 years.

Queen Elizabeth I / © Royal Armouries / May 2020 / 2/4 Activity Page

Words, words, words

Write down as many words as you can think of to answer this question. How would you look in a suit of armour? Here are some examples: Strong Shiny Brave

All hail me!

Draw yourself as a king or queen. What kind of clothes would you wear? Would you have any royal pets? Do you have your own castle or palace?

Make a list of rules your family would have to follow if you were queen or king for a day. You could even take some photos of your family following these rules.

My Rules

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