Was Queen Elizabeth I a Man?

Criminalia

Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Was Queen Elizabeth I swapped with a boy? Holly and Maria talk about the life story of the famed monarch, and delve into a persistent rumor of imposterism regarding her true identity.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Criminalia, a production of Shondaland Audio in partnership with iHeartRadio.
0:07.6	Hello and welcome to the third season of Criminalia.
0:16.7	This season we're exploring the lives and motivations of some of the most notorious
0:20.3	imposter throughout history.
0:22.3	I'm Maria Tremarkey, and I'm Holly Fry.
0:25.6	The woman we're talking about today was born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Tudor
0:30.5	on September 7, 1533.
0:33.3	May ring some bells for any history buffs in the crowd.
0:36.1	She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, who was Ann Bolin.
0:40.7	This episode is a little different from most of our other episodes this season.
0:45.0	Instead of talking about the life of the imposter in the mix, we have to talk about the
0:49.3	documented life story of this famed monarch before we delve into what is a persistent rumor
0:55.3	of imposterism regarding her true identity.
0:59.2	It was unlikely she would rule England, but she did ascend to the throne.
1:03.2	Elizabeth had an older half-sister, Mary Tudor, who was the King's first child with
1:07.6	his wife, Catherine of Eragon.
1:10.0	Mary was the only one of Henry and Catherine's children who lived to adulthood.
1:14.8	Elizabeth also had a younger half-brother named Edward.
1:17.8	Edward wasn't just the King's first son, he was also considered to be the King's only
1:23.4	legitimate son in the eyes of royalty.
1:26.4	Edward was born to Jane Seymour Henry's third wife.
1:30.0	In 1536, when Elizabeth was three years old, her father, the King, had Parliament annulled
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