Her mother was the first queen of England to be executed
King Henry VIII of England's second of six wives, Anne Boleyn, was the mother of Elizabeth I. When Anne Boleyn came back from service at the French court in the middle of the 1520s and started working as Catherine of Aragon's lady-in-waiting, King Henry grew a romantic interest in her. With dark hair, olive skin, and a long, beautiful neck, although Anne was not thought to be especially attractive, the king was obviously captivated by her.
Henry requested an annulment of his marriage to Catherine since she couldn't provide him a male heir and because of his emotions for Anne, but the Pope denied it. However, Henry secretly got married to Anne in January 1533, and six months later, he crowned her queen of England. By the time of her marriage, she was pregnant, and on September 7, 1533, Elizabeth was born. After Anne miscarried in 1534, Henry started to feel desperate for a male heir.
On May 19, 1536, she was sentenced to death at the Tower of London after being accused of adultery, incest, and attempting to overthrow the king. At the time, Elizabeth was 2 years, and 9 months old. Modern historians think the accusations made against her were false or unjustified.
