ericfischer
Elizabeth I took the throne in 1559. She was quite popular, but the public and Parliament exerted upon her a great deal of pressure to marry.
Tudor dynasty
Elizabeth I
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gwynraven
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Elizabeth I nearly married Francis, Duke of Anjou, but declined due to public pressure not to marry this particular man; in any case, at the time of this courtship she was already too old to bear children.