Elizabeth I

Read How They Croaked, the chapter about  Elizabeth I         pp. 43 -47

In your composition book under  "Notes,"  write a central idea sentence and three supporting details for that central idea.

Central Idea:

Elizabeth I orchestrated her life so that no man could ever take her head in a violent, bloody death.

Supporting Details:

• Her father had beheaded her mother and her stepmother (Bragg 43).
• She liked men and they liked her, but she refused to take a husband (Bragg 44).
• As she was nearing the end of her life, she refused for a long time to be treated by her doctors because she wanted control her own death (Bragg 46).  

Central Idea:

As Elizabeth I grew old,  she was having serious problems with her health.

Supporting Details:

• Her joints were swollen and painful.  Her coronation ring had to be sawed off (Bragg 45).
• She had trouble moving around, so she sat on cushions on the floor for three weeks (Bragg 46). 
• Pus-filled sores in her throat mad it impossible to eat (Bragg 46).