why did elizabeth never marry

Question 1

the suffolk claim

Answer 1

• throne should pass to Henry VIIIs younger sister, Mary, the Duchess of Suffolk
• her granddaughter, Lady Jane Grey has already been executed for being put on the throne after Edward, but there was still Lady Catherine and Lady Mary
• both were protestants and potential heirs

Question 2

the stuart claim

Answer 2

• Mary Queen of Scots had a stronger claim, she was a descendant from Henry VIIIs older sister who had married into the scottish family
• mary was catholic and brought up in france
• elizabeth wanted her to marry Robert Dudley (childhood friend) but she married Lord Darnley

Question 3

how was the succession crisis resolved

Answer 3

• obvious heir was the scottish king, James VI, only child of Mary QoS
• he had a double strong claim, as both his mother and father were grandchildren of Elizabeth’s aunt, Margaret Tudor
• 1590s, james would be next king