Elizabeth I's parents were?

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Elizabeth I's parents were?

Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She was born in 1533, during the early years of Henry’s break with the Catholic Church and the Tudor dynasty’s shifting marriages. Anne Boleyn was Henry’s wife at the time, making Elizabeth his legitimate daughter. The other options reflect different royal relationships: Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife and mother of Mary I, not Elizabeth; Jane Seymour was Henry’s third wife and mother of Edward VI, not Elizabeth; Henry VII and Elizabeth of York were the parents of Henry VIII, making them Elizabeth’s grandparents, not her parents.

Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She was born in 1533, during the early years of Henry’s break with the Catholic Church and the Tudor dynasty’s shifting marriages. Anne Boleyn was Henry’s wife at the time, making Elizabeth his legitimate daughter. The other options reflect different royal relationships: Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife and mother of Mary I, not Elizabeth; Jane Seymour was Henry’s third wife and mother of Edward VI, not Elizabeth; Henry VII and Elizabeth of York were the parents of Henry VIII, making them Elizabeth’s grandparents, not her parents.

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