The Virgin Queen - Why did Queen Elizabeth I never Marry? Historical Curiosities - See U in History

[@sarahjuarez1433]

With who her father is and seeing what her sister went through. I don't blame her, I wouldn't either.

[@cindyaraya7317]

Sarah Juarez, Me either.

[@lavinialadlass9432]

Me neither honestly after what she’s been through. After what she’s seen. If I was her I wouldn’t bother either.

[@KaushikAdhikari]

If I were a woman, I would never like to conceive! Even as a male it feels weird

[@containedhurricane]

Maybe because she was afraid of betrayals, wanted to keep the power to herself and didn't need a spouse to live happily. Some powerful and super-rich people chose to live alone as well

[@LindaLinda80Linda]

In addition, there may have been some pleasure in knowing she was ending the Tudor dynasty. What sweet revenge over the father who killed her mother because she could not produce a male heir.

[@mackss9468]

Lol, I never thought of this!

[@matthewjzack.9447]

the ultimate "the bloodline ends with me"

[@czarnadalia4523]

Interesting point, Linda :)

[@LindaLinda80Linda]

@@czarnadalia4523 Thank you!

[@LindaLinda80Linda]

@علي ياسر Mary was engaged to be married but the marriage was cancelled .

[@michellecrocker2485]

What I don’t understand is how Thomas Seymour did all that and Catherine Parr never seemed to notice. Catherine was known to be a loving and protective stepmother and Elizabeth was reportedly her favorite so how did this fall under her radar?

[@AstarionWifey]

Love blinds people

[@cyrilmarasigan7108]

Thomas loves catherine money and catherine loves seymour, really upsetting

[@rei_xx]

Catherine Parr did notice the affection, she actually sent Elizabeth away after catching her and Thomas in an embrace. I think she just bit her tongue for so long due to power dynamic issues.

[@michellecrocker2485]

@@rei_xx yes but was it because she was angry with Elizabeth or did she send her away as a protective measure for Elizabeth so Seymour wouldn’t have access to her

[@rei_xx]

@@michellecrocker2485 Very likely a mix of both, in my opinion.

[@dvdgalutube]

I’m sure she had lovers; therefore she didn’t need a husband. Marriage only made her child legitimate, but if she didn’t care to have one then it was best staying single.

[@helene4397]

How she avoided pregnancy if she had lovers? It would have been impossible, and she had always courtiers around her.

[@uniqueantoinette6417]

@@helene4397 they had different ways of not getting pregnant. Watch “the great” Catherine did stuff to not get pregnant by Peter.

[@uniqueantoinette6417]

@علي ياسر that wasn’t his son. It took a long time for them to consummate their marriage. They had affairs. It’s rumored Peter was infertile because every time they would do stuff together she didn’t get pregnant. She got pregnant during her affairs and they didn’t love each other. I watched a lot of videos about them.

[@falynoliver81]

@@helene4397 and on the courtiers comment. Every king and queen have/had courtiers. And MANY of them have multiple mistresses or lovers. I’m not saying she for sure had lovers I’m just saying it is so far from being impossible.

[@Meowmeter]

Rejected by her father, who blindly persued a male heir, she would ironically become one of the greatest rulers in English history.

[@Uniqo.7]

I love how this channel looks at history along side mythology

[@bread2512]

69 likes

[@trinibarbie2161]

I truly believe marriage was a scary thing for women as most know so I really cant blame her for not jumping into a marriage

[@sleepnow3053]

Girl saw how messed up her father's marriages were and said nope- I ain't taking any chances

[@chrystianaw8256]

She saw what a man can do to a woman

[@Annejali]

King Henry the eighth was destined to be with Anne Boylen which is why queen Elizabeth was one of the best rulers, she had her fathers strength but her mother’s tact and charm. I find it very sad Anne was killed under the assumption she slept with her brother and was a witch. Obviously this wasn’t true or the court wouldn’t have put Elizabeth and her younger brother Henry on the throne.

[@mikaylamcfadden7866]

Anne Boylen deserved better

[@Raymund38TVM]

Queen Elizabeth is the legendary Queen and King of the kingdoms, she hold not only 1 title, she hold 2 titles that is king and queen of the kingdom of england, since she deside to be a single queen and she didn't want to mary to other prince or king of other kingdoms or any other man in the kingdom, people declaring a rebellion to queen elizabeth because people wanted a king for the kingdom. But queen elizabeth said "i am your king and queen, i didn't want to mary to other man because, i already married to our kingdom since i became a queen" but for me she didn't want to mary because she know if she became mary to other prince or king or other man becoming a king, her power to the kingdom will decrease because that time in england, bloodline is not the bases, that time title is the bases so since she mary to other man and that man became a king, she is now no longer to be a powerful in the kingdom since she is only a queen she didn't control the troops and she is no longer to manage a war that is a kingship rule not a queen. So for me queen elizabeth is so smart to that point but her bloodline end to her.

[@Miss_Camel]

I’m a huge Anne-fan, but I would never ever ever disrespect the legacy of Catherine of Aragon like that. She did absolutely NOTHING wrong, and was raised from birth to be the wife of the king of England. Nobody knew he would die, or that Henry would make her his wife bc of a childhood crush. I don’t think any of these women were “Destined” to be with Henry, bc it’s too cruel to imagine.

[@Annejali]

@@Miss_Camel I understand where you are coming from but the world has cruelty in it especially during the medieval era, no one’s future was safe and secured

[@ReneeFabulous-wt9ty]

Annealing, Elizabeth1s younger brother was named Edward, not Henry.

[@danajeserio8744]

i'd do the same if i was queen back then 🤷🏽‍♀️ why would i marry? to get cheated on??

[@elvirabuenrostro1235]

She just didn't want to share the throne that's why.

[@kishawolson7679]

Do you blame her? Of course not...

[@Lizzie-ve7kt]

I think it’s easy to see why she wouldn’t marry because she couldn’t find a husband from her own nobles as this would create internal division as she’d be seen favoring one noble family over others and would cause tons of infighting. She also couldn’t marry a foreign prince because at that time most nations were Catholic and the church didn’t recognize Elizabeth as being legitimate, neither as a Queen or even a person as in the eyes of the Catholic Church her parents were never married as she was a “bastard.” She was limited in being able to find a foreign husband who would not only recognize her claim but also not bring their own Catholic agenda since she and her country were majority Protestants. She couldn’t loose the support of the English Protestants by marrying a Catholic and she also, after seeing how disastrous her older sisters marriage to Philip of Spain was, wouldn’t want to loose the support of her country by marrying a man whose priorities wouldn’t be on England and no one would want to sacrifice their men to fight in another nation’s conflict the way Mary supplied troops to Phillip for him to fight his wars against France. Elizabeth also would’ve known that under law any of her property and this power as monarch would be in her husband’s name and knowing how tenuous her hold on the throne (and in effect, her life) was she wouldn’t have wanted to anger her nobles by creating division, angering Protestants by marrying a Catholic and then angering everyone else with marriage to a foreigner with no loyalty to England and who would encourage her to fund his conflicts at the expense of English life and the royal treasury.

[@falynoliver81]

Well said. While I don’t think initially anyways, not marrying, yet still accepting and being open to negotiations and proposals was a power play, seeing the diplomacy exorcised by other nations & dynasties bc of her “most eligible bachelorette” status definitely was a nice bonus. I think she also had a very real fear of marriage as a woman, not just a queen. She had seen, and probably still was seeing a ton of betrayal and abuse inflicted on wives by their husbands and seen how many women were cast aside left with little to no social standing and sometimes penniless or worse, at the husband’s discretion. Even Elizabeth herself had experienced the betrayal and cold heartedness of it firsthand not just from watching her father cast aside or execute wives at his fancy. But personally as her mother’s beheading also led to her father’s declaration that she was now illegitimate, in an instant he had stripped her birthright from her and essentially made it as if she didn’t exist (to the church and politically) and removing any power she had in an instant. In her eyes and experience marriage did not give a woman any real power. Only the illusion of it. It could be taken away in a heartbeat on a whim of a man. She was already powerful and wealthy. While there was a chance that marrying could increase those things for her, or even solidify them, there was a chance (arguably a much bigger one and I’m sure hers as well!) that it could very much be her undoing. It was simply not worth the risk. Plus staying open to accept proposals and negotiations meant she always had suitors should her power be threatened or her reign seriously challenged she could then marry quickly but not hastily. I think all the trauma that she experienced that led her to declare as an 8yr old that she’d “never get married” was horrible, sad and very tragic but she definitely learned caution from it. I don’t think she lost out on anything by not marrying, marriage wasn’t for love & companionship at the time, for someone of her status anyway. And she definitely used being single and (feigned)openness to marriage to her advantage and I commend her for it. I’m sure in today’s day and age where people, in most societies & situations, marry for love,there isn’t (normally) a blatant power imbalance and women and men alike can protect themselves legally. She would have a slightly better opinion of marriage.

[@thefairychild]

I appreciate they covered all possible reasons that would've factored into her singlehood rather than settling on one and saying "This is it."

[@rsoubiea]

look at the men in her life, terrible examples. she didn't want to turn over her power to any man and show weakness.

[@michellecrocker2485]

I blame her father for the fact she stayed single

[@sujifantasy9644]

I'm very pleased by this history and everytime I hear it I want to know more about it 🤔

[@Chipoo88]

The marriage of Mary I was not short lived. They never divorced before she died. And Henry VIII did not lose Jane Seymour during Labour, but about two weeks later

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

They were married approx 3 years. That is short lived.

[@bonniemagpie5166]

Mary's marriage to Phillip ended because she died. Philip wasn't happy in the marriage and took long trips away.

[@Chipoo88]

The term “short-lived” implies their marriage ended. It didn’t. Mary died.

[@lavinialadlass9432]

@@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA actually Jane Seymour was Henry‘s favorite wife. although that might’ve been because she produced a male air.

[@lavinialadlass9432]

@@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA I don’t think that they divorced. I think that Mary died.

[@aisa2954]

I think she simply learnt too well the lesson, after seeing what happenend to her mother

[@savagedarksider5934]

Great Vid, man.

[@mariambajelidze8515]

So interesting. Thanks for sharing 🥰

[@dennislogan6781]

She didn't marry because she wanted all the power. Nothing more or less. Down with royalty, up with the people!

[@whatsowhatever7932]

After What Happened to Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. i dont blame elizabeth being single.

[@Raymund38TVM]

Queen Elizabeth is the legendary Queen and King of the kingdoms, she hold not only 1 title, she hold 2 titles that is king and queen of the kingdom of england, since she deside to be a single queen and she didn't want to mary to other prince or king of other kingdoms or any other man in the kingdom, people declaring a rebellion to queen elizabeth because people wanted a king for the kingdom. But queen elizabeth said "i am your king and queen, i didn't want to mary to other man because, i already married to our kingdom since i became a queen" but for me she didn't want to mary because she know if she became mary to other prince or king or other man becoming a king, her power to the kingdom will decrease because that time in england, bloodline is not the bases, that time title is the bases so since she mary to other man and that man became a king, she is now no longer to be a powerful in the kingdom since she is only a queen she didn't control the troops and she is no longer to manage a war that is a kingship rule not a queen. So for me queen elizabeth is so smart to that point but her bloodline end to her.

[@bhargavshah3587]

Good video bro keep up and uploading new videos

[@morrismurimi3965]

Queen Elizabeth the first: can't put a ring on it.

[@08MrPancakes]

if you think about it, Mary I was the Queen of one of the largest territories in history, way bigger than her sisters dominions being Queen of England and its colonies at that time as well as Spain and her vast empire

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

It was only in England that she actually ruled in her own right, very rare in that time. Had she been the queen consort of Spain, she would have very limited powers

[@kingofwhite6309]

Great video.

[@Evelyn-ur9gd]

Ever thought it might just be because she was aromantic and/or asexual?? Or that might be at least one of the reasons

[@MsJubjubbird]

she may have even batter for the other team. But that was a cardinal sin than so the possiility wouldn't have been entertained. Hwoever, from her letters to Robert Dudley it seems there were very strong feelings.

[@danewillis263]

Can you cover Gengis Khan, and the rise of the Mongol empire?

[@altinmares8363]

Please post more videos about Greek Mythology,early greek mythology.Thank You

[@antoerickson4152]

Queen Elizabeth 1 life was a disaster on many ways but it all because of her father even he claimed that she is an illegitimate child. It's a scar and this wound can't be healed soon and that's one of the main reason she never married.

[@Mila-nr2hp]

She was illegitimate child. Today is still hard to get a divorce in a Catholic church. This is the reason he separated from the Catholic Church.

[@antoerickson4152]

@@Mila-nr2hp Divorce was not an option because when the man and women married then they became one flesh and marriage is a holy matrimony and the sacred union. Today's Catholic church allows divorce and remarriage because after Vatican 2 council the devil infiltrated the church and the catholic Church once no longer exists today.

[@antoerickson4152]

@علي ياسر Now or before Vatican 2 council???. Today Catholic church and popes are preaching universal salvation meaning that everyone can be saved but it contradicts the original teachings of the catholic Church and also the scriptures.

[@antoerickson4152]

@علي ياسر No no the Vatican 2 antipopes violated the very first commandment of the ten commandments and most importantly they engaged in idolatry. They destroyed the liturgies, sacrements and even they silenced and suppressed the traditional Latin mass.

[@savagedarksider5934]

Aphrodite: Hi new Lover(...) Aphrodite said as she wrapped her arm around my arm. Me:What are you talking about ? I said in A confused tone. Aphrodite: Don't dumb on me. I got your letter; I be your lover. So, what do you want to do first ? Me: What letter ?( Silence:2.3 Seconds) Oh, that letter. Uh, you see, that wasn't meant for you. I wrote that for Persephone. Not you. Aphrodite(Shocked): What ? H-How could anyone pick Persephone over me. Me: I did. See ya.(Walk off)

[@savagedarksider5934]

@علي ياسر I still prefer Persephone.

[@danielelunardi9812]

What do you think about made a comics about Hercules and his twelve missions?

[@TeamOT]

For once we have a true crime story where the police isn't like, "Yea, it's probably nothing. Go home and wait some more; maybe you can make another report later if it keeps happening. I'm late for spin class and there's nothing I can really do."

[@murdochmclennan3510]

Henry the Eighth's two marriages were annulled. He was not divorced.

[@bonniemagpie5166]

Queen Elizabeth l was very pious, as Queen she may have wanted to marry The Church and Country. " If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar - woman and single, far rather than Queen and married". Queen Elizabeth l.

[@crescent3107]

Elizabeth 1 and 2 has the same age of coronation?

[@troymykink6322]

That was really good!

[@linniem5982]

Perhaps she never found her partner. Dudley was already married.

[@pikachuisshook5535]

Good effort but there's a few errors Edward VI wasn't Seymour's half-brother - he was his nephew 'Leicester' is pronounced 'Lester' Jane Seymour didn't die in labour, she died of infection later

[@truthspreader1996]

The Bride of the Realm Now that's a pretty cool sounding title.

[@isha7079]

I mean she had multiple signs 🤷 great video btw

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

Mainly because she did not want to end up like some other but there was only one man that she ever loved about her whole life John Dudley

[@Raneemkhaled.]

6:26

[@charliemcternan8190]

This will be interesting the many queens of the past both good and bad thdi will be interesting

[@baptisteperiot4248]

vidéo très cool je recommande

[@swastikazero3325]

She want to end her bloodline..

[@JulianneRemley-l2q]

Interesting facts

[@TrueInvisible]

"pleasures in married life" name 1, you can't duplicate without marriage, you can't.

[@goodnessakalazu7953]

Tax credit.

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

I learned that the hard way, twice!

[@nishthagupta1357]

5:11 Its Joe Alwyn here!!😳 Any swifties?😢

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

Do we know if Catherine sent Elizabeth away for her safety or was it out of anger?

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

And she was a great queen so…take that, Henry viii! Bet you’re sorry NOW

[@houseofvanity8]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@NoStoryNoWorry]

Respect.

[@shubh.bapi_9423]

Queen Elizabeth I looks so similar to the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland.

[@shawnmichaelduncan5951]

She may been based on.her

[@Anifanatic10]

The ultimate score for any GBF...

[@mandymagnolia1966]

2:47 - I’m really sorry to point it out, but Thomas Seymour was Edward’s uncle. I’m sure you meant “her half-brother” and it was just a slip of the tongue 😌

[@jeremybennett3909]

Cool

[@julieodonnell8433]

take power from his half-brother Edward VI? he was his nephew , and Edward Seymour was lord protector and brother to Thomas ..

[@HatsAndFacts]

25 then was pretty old it was like seventy for lifeline converted to today

[@antonfarquar8799]

Why ? A. Massively Dysfunctional Family B. May have contracted the clap

[@abi_clare9620]

So Lady Jane Grey just didn’t exist? 😅

[@theobserver3753]

So basically she's just obsessed with power.

[@chrystianaw8256]

....

[@huzainedaud]

This is how the state of Virginia got its name from

[@tomfitzpatrick7335]

❤

[@itsmeroky]

She was frigid.

[@MediocreAtBesd]

Because Queen Elizabeth did Mary

[@Mila-nr2hp]

According to some gossip they said that she was a man..

[@clarisemahinay7562]

I think she has the world's smallest waistline 🤔😁

[@bosssilver13]

6th comment sir

[@haziqharithabdhamid8349]

My Queen Elizabeth

[@ing9545]

Perhaps she was gay .

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

Yeah, Elizabeth’s family was the worst. I’m gonna just say it right now

[@droopyballbag]

Push bike probably

[@paulinelarach938]

Why wonder? Many women don't want that bind. Lesbian often marry, but still mess u their girls, so 'Finally I am Queen, so I will not let a man interfere, I can have many fall over over themselves for me, yet laugh after at their foolish behavior, for did they not wish more for prestige than me?

[@bennruda11]

So would you say she was a misogymist? (Not n, but m)

[@savagedarksider5934]

I don't find her attractive anyway.

[@megumiseyelashes9244]

Did she ask to marry you or something ?

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

We aren't in the 1500s.

[@jaryncovell2538]

Maybe she was gay

[@lawrencewilliams2911]

ALL TRANS KINGS AND QUEENS ANSWERS EVERYTHING

[@billcowan471]

🤦‍♂️

[@roslynhancock1652]

Interesting historical details. Pity the music is so intrusive. I wish the viewer could mute to to be softer.