England's Virgin Queen: Her Story & Facial Reconstructions Revealed | Royalty Now

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  • @RoyaltyNowStudios
    @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +60

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    • @michellemullinax6569
      @michellemullinax6569 2 роки тому

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    • @VG-hl1fl
      @VG-hl1fl 2 роки тому +2

      Do you have a blog or recommendation of a blog that covers King Henry viii, his wives, Elizabeth 1, etc? When I cannot watch these videos I would love to listen on my Bose SoundTouch while I'm doing work around the house. Thanks

    • @amruthaavula2140
      @amruthaavula2140 Рік тому +3

      Maybe an unlikely request, but can you do a portrait of how Lady Diana would have looked like in the Elizabethan or Victorian era please?

    • @bettyjohnson7832
      @bettyjohnson7832 Рік тому

      Àa

    • @geoffreyshubert2263
      @geoffreyshubert2263 Рік тому

      She looks Irish Celtic

  • @skullsaintdead
    @skullsaintdead 2 роки тому +2174

    I honestly cannot fathom how clever and brilliant she was, to know that in that time, with a mother murdered by your dad, surrounded by men manipulating and plotting to marry and/or murder you, knowing all those perils... Yet she remained calm, was irreligious, sought reform and finally, marketed herself as a lifelong virgin (what a stroke of genius!). England was blessed with her reign. I'm taking notes.

    • @Qwazier3
      @Qwazier3 2 роки тому +211

      Not to mention she spoke, read and wrote 5 languages, was an expert horse rider, a hunter, did expert needle point and was a math whiz. She was surrounded by men who wanted her to be queen. She made it a point to be at all meetings. She was large and in charge.

    • @ruhsaltarot
      @ruhsaltarot 2 роки тому +6

      @@Qwazier3 reenkarnasyonla şimdiye gelip bu güzel yorumları görmek beni çok mutlu ediyor. Yüzümüz, huylarımız da aynı. Annesi anneme, eski nişanlım da İspanyol kralına aynen benziyor. Çok garip ama o ruh hala benimle ve bu inanılmaz...

    • @Ziggimomspal68
      @Ziggimomspal68 2 роки тому +40

      Someone needs to write a book comparing the reigns of the 2 Elizabeth’s, Queens of the realm.

    • @indiranisiva5709
      @indiranisiva5709 2 роки тому

      @@Qwazier3 hi

    • @joansutton
      @joansutton 2 роки тому +52

      She was brilliant. I feel a close connection with her bc I study Latin and Ancient Greek. Most people don't know that Queen Elizabeth was also a scholar. She was so good at Latin that she could improvise a speech in perfect Latin. She read Ancient Greek, I've heard, every day with a tutor. That's a side of her most people don't know. Her first tutor, Roger Ascham, praised her for her brilliant intelligence.

  • @trellises
    @trellises Рік тому +454

    The fact that she never married shows precisely the impact her father's endless marriages and her mother's execution had on her. What she thought of men and marriage.

    • @MandyAustin-nl4cn
      @MandyAustin-nl4cn Рік тому +13

      That's a very interesting point.

    • @eodyn7
      @eodyn7 11 місяців тому

      She loved men, she just loved married men.

    • @MandyAustin-nl4cn
      @MandyAustin-nl4cn 11 місяців тому +18

      @@eodyn7 people didn't marry for love those days, but for connections and security. So most had affairs.

    • @makennaharris2965
      @makennaharris2965 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@eodyn7There is no evidence for that.

    • @alexbuchholz7072
      @alexbuchholz7072 7 місяців тому +5

      She didn't marry because the promise of marrige was the way she politically survived.

  • @edricawebb1578
    @edricawebb1578 2 роки тому +2577

    The modern recreations of the portraits make it clear that Cate Blanchett looks most like the queen. Superb casting, not to mention the most nuanced portrayal.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +275

      I loved her as Elizabeth! She was a perfect cast

    • @sheryldalton8965
      @sheryldalton8965 2 роки тому +73

      Cate is convincing portraying a queen as well as a southern backwoods woman.

    • @ditzygypsy
      @ditzygypsy 2 роки тому +90

      Yes she was fantastic, but in the movie with Margot Robbie and Saiorse Ronan, Saiorse should’ve been playing Elizabeth. This looks just like her.

    • @DenaInWyo
      @DenaInWyo 2 роки тому +37

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios My favorite Elizabeth as well. All of these movies and television shows embellish/omit actual history, but The Golden Age is still the one that captures my imagination of what Elizabeth was actually like. Reign, the little I watched of it, was just gross.

    • @dulciemidwinter1925
      @dulciemidwinter1925 2 роки тому +24

      I agree. When I first saw the picture of her I knew it resembled someone but couldn't think of the name. Cate Blanchett it is!

  • @karen64watson.
    @karen64watson. Рік тому +200

    knowing who her father was and all what she had to go through it is a miracle that she lived to be queen .

    • @buggalujuju
      @buggalujuju Рік тому +6

      I think that it was meant to be...

    • @Aethuviel
      @Aethuviel 7 місяців тому +2

      The only one who was any real danger to her was her sister.

    • @Aethuviel
      @Aethuviel 7 місяців тому

      People really are waayy too hard on Henry. He killed two of his wives that were perceived to be adulteresses and traitors (one true, one false), and this was in the 16th century, not our modern day... and he was just born after the war of the roses, and before that, the hundred years war. He would never kill his children. People act like he was some kind of psychopathic tyrant.

    • @wildheartxxx135
      @wildheartxxx135 7 місяців тому +5

      She was strong woman like her mother Anne

    • @eliseri16
      @eliseri16 5 місяців тому

      ​@@AethuvielHe was tho. Henry was a narcissistic and evil obese man with the most fragile ego.

  • @Kykyanite
    @Kykyanite 2 роки тому +1377

    The modern one really touched me. I can't explain it, but I feel like that's her face, that's the true Elizabeth. I saw it and I stopped breathing, then smiled. Great work. Please never stop making these

    • @budgetfamilyadventures8391
      @budgetfamilyadventures8391 2 роки тому +43

      I see Meryl Streep there too. It's the eyes.

    • @tommyjohnson6410
      @tommyjohnson6410 2 роки тому +2

      For crying out loud stop it because Elizabeth, her mother and father was black

    • @tommyjohnson6410
      @tommyjohnson6410 2 роки тому +1

      I guess for me the past 5 years i have been researching and finding out some fascinating information like the all the nobility, kings and queens of Europe was black. Old white authors was writing books about the Vikings and Nobility of Europe being swarthy for hundreds of years now so when i see fake stuff like this i get pissed

    • @Kykyanite
      @Kykyanite 2 роки тому +1

      @@tommyjohnson6410 do you think queen Elizabeth 1 may have been black? I've never heard any records suggesting this. I'd be fascinated to see where that information comes from. If I know a lot of history had been white washed, and I always want to know truth. Where did you find this information?

    • @Kykyanite
      @Kykyanite 2 роки тому +21

      @@angelwings7930 it's all based on reports. I'm sure the creators are aware that it's wishy washy, you can't be 100% accurate on the face of a person you've never seen. The fuss is because it's fascinating to see portraits and reports brought to life. There's no need to belittle the work these people are putting in to give us a face to the names. If you have other reports, that's fine. Please share if you have further reports. But please, allow people to also show what they feel is most accurate based off their research

  • @mirandaawesome7502
    @mirandaawesome7502 Рік тому +266

    I would love to see you do Henry VIII - both from when he was young and handsome and then the larger version everyone remembers from his later life. These videos are so awesome! I could literally watch them all day!

    • @graceb710
      @graceb710 Рік тому +5

      Yes I second this!

    • @krischambers9021
      @krischambers9021 Рік тому +7

      There's so many biographies on king Henry the 8th. I find queen Elizabeth's story much more fascinating

    • @a.m.308
      @a.m.308 Рік тому

      Meh. That mysogynist garbage, pathetic excuse for a man doesn't deserve recognition whatsoever.

    • @loririsk
      @loririsk 6 місяців тому +1

      There is one up now. Go look! It's amazing!

    • @sassytbc7923
      @sassytbc7923 6 місяців тому

      @@loririskindeed it is…

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому +429

    It’s nice to know that Queen Elizabeth I was truly her mother’s daughter. If only she had her mother’s company and guidance.

    • @DovahHouse
      @DovahHouse 2 роки тому +19

      In the most recent movies about her with Cate Blanchett ( she did a amazing job to represent Elizabeth) but in the movie she said “ I am my fathers daughter” not sure if the real Elizabeth felt that way or not. She definitely was her own person at the same time, she never bowed down to anyone and I love that about her.

    • @stevenleslie8557
      @stevenleslie8557 2 роки тому +32

      She learned a lot from just watching her father's reign, her brother's reign and her sister's reign.

    • @debbylou5729
      @debbylou5729 2 роки тому +11

      Why? She seems to be more successful than Anne

    • @jeannerossow5210
      @jeannerossow5210 2 роки тому +9

      What could her mother teach her that she had not already witnessed and absorbed?

    • @hannahhester8376
      @hannahhester8376 2 роки тому

      @@debbylou5729 Well yeah, because she wasn't beheaded.

  • @chicken_grease_salt
    @chicken_grease_salt 2 роки тому +316

    OMG! The modern interpretation of Elizabeth is amazing! She's lovely! Certainly a woman out of her time... You do wonderful work!

    • @billybeads3328
      @billybeads3328 Рік тому +4

      There are reports from foreign dignitaries to her court and all of them say she was far from attractive

    • @Jesterjones9073
      @Jesterjones9073 Рік тому

      My favourite too 💛

    • @jenniferschwartzman7976
      @jenniferschwartzman7976 Рік тому +9

      She paid a high price for being England's Queen.
      She was magnificent, & her true beauty was in how she led her country through some very treacherous times. She is my favorite woman of all time. Imagining her on her horse, giving her famous speech to her men as the Spanish were starting their invasion, still thrills me. That people still know in 2023, 465 years later, not only her name, but the story of her life better than their current leaders, no matter which country they live in, kind of sums it up perfectly.

    • @jehannedarc1429
      @jehannedarc1429 Рік тому +9

      @@billybeads3328There were even more who said she was beautiful. Only the jealous said ugly things about her.

    • @jehannedarc1429
      @jehannedarc1429 Рік тому +5

      @@jenniferschwartzman7976 very well said!

  • @KK-eh2gm
    @KK-eh2gm 2 роки тому +183

    I cannot believe she was not considered beautiful. This is a wonderful segment. Thank you.

    • @sheisomarica
      @sheisomarica 2 роки тому +24

      She was beautiful, but not as beautiful as Mary, Queen of Scots

    • @Jenjenilou
      @Jenjenilou 2 роки тому +35

      @@sheisomarica Mary Queen of Scots was almost 6ft tall as well, which was incredibly rare for a woman back then. She must have been incredibly striking in the flesh.

    • @cincin4515
      @cincin4515 2 роки тому

      She wasn't. Her face was scarred from lead based paste used as make up. She was the ugliest queen in history.

    • @sheisomarica
      @sheisomarica 2 роки тому +3

      @@Jenjenilou True

    • @av1421
      @av1421 2 роки тому +2

      in older years bald and more manly looking but pretty in younger yrs!

  • @kathynguyen6409
    @kathynguyen6409 11 місяців тому +10

    Elizabeth is a historical queen. I can't imagine what she had to go through with the trauma in her regime as queen of England.

  • @DovahHouse
    @DovahHouse 2 роки тому +182

    Queen Elizabeth the 1st was definitely one of the strongest and smartest female rulers in history she was highly intelligent and witty. This is a great representation of her. 👍

  • @sandraschneider1622
    @sandraschneider1622 6 місяців тому +12

    It is amazing how strong this woman had been. There are no words to explain how toxic her family was. From her father who killed her mother to siblings and other distant relatives. I can not even imagine what it is like to live in such a toxic environment thinking all the time, that somebody might kill me.There was no support, no love, nothing.

  • @ChandlerFaye
    @ChandlerFaye 2 роки тому +145

    Like other viewers, the modern rendition of Elizabeth in her middle years resonates with me the most, especially when she smiles. You captured her cleverness in a wonderful way.

    • @kidr363
      @kidr363 2 роки тому +3

      Hi Chandler I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @melissajackson79
    @melissajackson79 Рік тому +47

    Your recreation of Elizabeth was absolutely stunning,gave me chills.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому +561

    I’ve been waiting for this! She’s such a complex and interesting historical figure in World History.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +40

      She has so many interesting nuances. Sometimes you’re convinced she’s the hero and sometimes she can be a real villain. She has so much to deal with in her life. Just a really fascinating subject all around.

    • @michellestone1261
      @michellestone1261 2 роки тому +14

      Yes!!! A very wise woman! Like my momma, she was a Virgo also.

    • @HK-gm8pe
      @HK-gm8pe 2 роки тому +21

      one of my favorite english monarchs , she really is sooo interesting and she was soo intelligent, what she achieved is really impressive, she had soo many enemies but she managed to survive

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 2 роки тому +2

      @@michellestone1261 by virgo I assume you refer to the illusory image of a woman created by the pattern made by certain dis- connected stars when viewed from earth. I never can see where the names for these images came from myself. As the light from the brightest of these took 40 light years to arrive at earth I also cannot understand why the light from our nearest star, the sun, a mere 8 minutes away or the light from a light bulb or candle in the room where a child is born if at night, are not included in the birth chart. After all the wavelength of light visible to humans is the same whatever the source.

    • @grazynakolasinska1586
      @grazynakolasinska1586 2 роки тому +3

      No po prostu super!

  • @jenniegrigg7272
    @jenniegrigg7272 11 місяців тому +7

    The modern interpretation of Elizabeth makes her likable and real. I always thought those old paintings of her were horrible and couldn’t possibly be her true appearance.

    • @123benny4
      @123benny4 3 дні тому

      Neither is this one. Those old paintings were probably more accurate. She liked her sweets and had horrible teeth.

  • @DianaMayeDesigns
    @DianaMayeDesigns 2 роки тому +94

    While they didn't consider her a beauty, I think we can agree that she was very pretty. Elizabeth I is my favorite queen after Anne Bolyn. I love how you pulled away the layers to show her in her glory and beauty. Your work is amazing.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +12

      Thank you so much. I love both her and Anne so much!

    • @TwinsBigLikeTia
      @TwinsBigLikeTia 2 роки тому +15

      She was considered beautiful when she was younger! It was after the smallpox and the scarring and heavy makeup that she wasn’t considered as beautiful anymore, but people did describe her as beautiful when she was younger in court, especially compared to her sister Mary. Also similar to her mother Anne, it was her intelligence and confidence that made her even more attractive even if some of her features were not conventionally beautiful, her personality made her very desired.

    • @kidr363
      @kidr363 2 роки тому

      Hi Rose 🌹 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

    • @vaishnavikonidena1532
      @vaishnavikonidena1532 2 роки тому +1

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios me too i love even Queen Elizabeth II

  • @nikkiej.5875
    @nikkiej.5875 Рік тому +72

    Queen Elizabeth I is known to be the best queen and rightfully so. I also think she was the only queen who didn’t have a husband during her reign. She was the only ruler which is just amazing. Your interpretations of the historical figures never disappoint. They’re just amazing. I love them.

  • @dianestrouse3418
    @dianestrouse3418 Рік тому +25

    Isn't it amazing how a smile can change so much. She looked like somebody you would like to know.

  • @MrsStepford
    @MrsStepford Рік тому +61

    An incredible woman! As a woman of "a certain age" myself the modernization of her more mature self is fantastic. She looks so beautiful in both but I love the more mature one.

  • @LaPinturaBella
    @LaPinturaBella Рік тому +36

    Elizabeth was a wonder. Intelligent, strong, decisive, a great Monarch. And all of this born from trauma and uncertainty and fear from her earliest days. And in a time when women were thought to be less than. I really admire her strength.

  • @Just_Darlicious
    @Just_Darlicious Рік тому +36

    That’s the best documentary I’ve seen on Elizabeth I. I really loved the real life interpretations at the end. She has a Meryl Streep look about her.

    • @jjww1
      @jjww1 11 місяців тому +1

      Yess some of those paintings look just like meryl Streep...

  • @FoxofGold
    @FoxofGold 2 роки тому +206

    I love the quality these videos are showing more and more of. Love the history deep dives before the reconstruction.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +9

      Thank you! So glad you are enjoying it!

    • @TXplayneJayne
      @TXplayneJayne 2 роки тому

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios ....
      I'd love to see Anne Neville and Elizabeth Woodville as well as Edward IV.

  • @pennyblumenthal6278
    @pennyblumenthal6278 5 місяців тому +4

    Your modern day recreation animated portraits are splendid! Such a stroke of genius on your part and beautifully captured. Thank you for an educational and moving podcast.
    -Penny B

  • @valenciajames7264
    @valenciajames7264 2 роки тому +24

    This is absolutely amazing, stunning & moving...I always believed this ICONIC woman's portraits/paintings did not do her beauty justice. To see Queen Elizabeth I in such beauty and light brought a tear to my eye. BRAVO...

  • @HailToTheMeep
    @HailToTheMeep 7 місяців тому +6

    One of the best modern interpretation of how she would have looked like today. I image her a president, a prime minister, a woman of actual modern stately power. Amazing. Thank you.

  • @barbarianvee
    @barbarianvee 2 роки тому +69

    I've always felt rather weird and dissatisfied about my double eye creases but this actually makes me feel a little better! Your portrait are really beautiful and it's cool to hear that I share that trait with a historical figure.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +13

      I love them! You share that with Elizabeth that’s so cool

  • @Lachino-y3f
    @Lachino-y3f Рік тому +25

    Love your channel. If I were a history teacher, I’d show this channel from time to time to make the youngins appreciate history in a fun way

  • @sunsetcyan
    @sunsetcyan 2 роки тому +55

    This video is beautiful. I have studied Tudor history for many years and this is the first time that I actually felt something as opposed to gathering knowledge. I truly felt her. Thank you for sharing your excellent work

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you so very much ❤️

    • @shelleyrollins4782
      @shelleyrollins4782 2 роки тому +2

      I agree! I really felt her too! You have a wonderful gift. Many thanks for sharing this with us!

  • @pinupdoll97
    @pinupdoll97 Рік тому +16

    The contemporary reconstruction is
    so relatable and lifelike! Beautifully done!

  • @lyndasmith650
    @lyndasmith650 2 роки тому +11

    I got a very eerie feeling that the modern portrait was silently saying...yes...I am Elizabeth. Powerful. One of the best I have seen of your work.

  • @barbarageer2345
    @barbarageer2345 Рік тому +11

    Thanks for the facial reconstruction. I think she is pretty with today's makeup and hair standards. In most portraits, she doesn't look like she had eyebrows. It's amazing what a difference adding eyebrows makes in her looks.

  • @robertpizor577
    @robertpizor577 2 роки тому +111

    Just when I think you can't outdo yourself, Becca. My word. This is just such a vivid recreation: Elizabeth just leaps into our world, and comes to life! I love how you captured her humor and wit in that image, too. I've got to stop as I'm gushing, but I think other images to kind of round out the Tudor collection would be: Henry VII, Edward VI, Mary I (Bloody Mary), Philip II of Spain, and Robert Dudley would be so awesome to round out the family (and I do consider Robert Dudley to be an honorary Tudor as he would have been one if he could have, Roberts have to stick together after all lol).

  • @AngeliqueHope80
    @AngeliqueHope80 2 роки тому +49

    Wow the recreations you did, if they show her as she truly was, feels strange to me that she was never viewed as beautiful, because she was actually quite stunning. And the part where Sir Dudley died and she was found on her deathbed with his letter had me in tears. What a spectacular woman.

    • @jehannedarc1429
      @jehannedarc1429 Рік тому +8

      There are records of many who called her beautiful.

  • @vackradelfin
    @vackradelfin 2 роки тому +19

    This one really took my breath away! You can see such likeness to Anne and Henry. It’s truly amazing!

    • @Shyma1981
      @Shyma1981 11 місяців тому

      😮your so right Lizzy looks like her parents and so intelligent

  • @TheMelinda044
    @TheMelinda044 2 роки тому +18

    I love that I stumbled upon your channel. I've always thought the paintings didn't do these women any justice and made them all look, well, ugly. You have done such justice to them and in my opinion are showing their true beauty. I love that you also tell about their lives. Please keep it going. I very much enjoy your work.

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie 2 роки тому +191

    Those early portraits give off a Meryl Streep vibe in her younger days. The queen was and still is a fascinating woman.

    • @tarakennedy707
      @tarakennedy707 2 роки тому +5

      I was thinking the same

    • @helenamcginty4920
      @helenamcginty4920 2 роки тому

      And as she contracted smallpox at age 28 she had a badly pockmarked face afterwards.

    • @tuvabru-nost1592
      @tuvabru-nost1592 2 роки тому +4

      Lol was just going to write the same.

    • @ruthbosveld449
      @ruthbosveld449 2 роки тому +2

      I was thinking that as well.

    • @pcrawford9009
      @pcrawford9009 2 роки тому +3

      That was my exact thought!

  • @Sky-Child
    @Sky-Child 2 роки тому +6

    Oh the modern interpretation of her at 41 is amazing! She looks intelligent, vibrant and fun-loving - the best of a woman who has properly lived. I hope I age that well.

  • @timefortea1931
    @timefortea1931 2 роки тому +294

    The recreation of Elizabeth in her 20s is very pretty indeed. Some of you have said she reminds you of Meryl Streep. I can see that in how Meryl looked in the 1970s, but I think this image of Elizabeth resembles Saoirse Ronan even more so.

  • @FluffyAlpaca81
    @FluffyAlpaca81 Рік тому +32

    The recreated looks of Elizabeth are actually quite striking and beautiful. The 2D portraits probably don’t do her justice. Her mother was Anne an afterall who was an attractive woman.

  • @AK-vv1ur
    @AK-vv1ur 2 роки тому +61

    Absolutely love this. Thank you so much for the informative history and amazing recreations of a much beloved Queen. Elizabeth resembles so much to Cate Blanchet and Meryl Streep.
    Elizabeth I truly was a mix of both Anne and Henry. She had the famous red/gold Tudor hair and pale complexion, with her mothers beautiful dark eyes and oval-shaped face. She had her mothers intelligence and charisma, but her fathers fierce temper. One can simply imagine the sheer power she held when standing in her presence.

  • @gewells8098
    @gewells8098 Рік тому +11

    I love the Tudor era history, especially with Elizabeth. She’s fascinating to say the least!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 роки тому +106

    It’s sad that the Tudor Line came to an end with Elizabeth I but as someone who’s averse to marriage and seen things, I don’t blame her.

    • @stevenleslie8557
      @stevenleslie8557 2 роки тому +14

      That would have required her to take a husband. Picking the right husband was a near impossibility. No matter who she choose a civil war almost a certainty when she produced an heir. The family of her husband would then be at odds with other families who felt they had a more legitimate claim to the throne. She had already seen enough intrigue and didn't want anymore of it.

    • @debbylou5729
      @debbylou5729 2 роки тому +7

      She was very clever and paid attention to what was going on around her

    • @jeannerossow5210
      @jeannerossow5210 2 роки тому +13

      Tudor patrilineal line ended, yes, but James of Scotland was a Tudor through Margaret, Henry's sister.

    • @cincin4515
      @cincin4515 2 роки тому +4

      Her staying single was a political strategy not an emotional decision. People weren't suffering self interest unril the 1980"s.

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 2 роки тому +3

      @@cincin4515
      _“People weren’t suffering self interest unril [SIC] the 1980”s [SIC].”_
      *Huh??*

  • @clairemarydawes
    @clairemarydawes Рік тому +8

    I literally welled up when watching this. Amazing that you brought her back for today.

  • @womerine
    @womerine 2 роки тому +10

    You know it's close when it moves you to tears.

  • @fancii
    @fancii 2 роки тому +12

    The fact that I loved about Elizabeth (which is even evident in their portraits) was the truth that has always been said of her: She was the spitting image of her mother with her father's coloring.

  • @byronlee8745
    @byronlee8745 2 роки тому +421

    In a handful of ways, Elizabeth I was better than her father, Henry VIII. Though she did see some difficulties in her reign as queen, including the challenge of being a prisoner of her own sister, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the conflict of the Spanish Armada, etc... I personally believe that she had succeeded as a leader where her father, Henry VIII had failed.

    • @snoopybluejeans
      @snoopybluejeans 2 роки тому

      Her father ruled with his crotch.

    • @abelhapedras
      @abelhapedras 2 роки тому +40

      "a handful of ways"? I'd say all of them, except maybe not producing an heir. you really said it all when you said she succeeded at ruling, where he failed

    • @cincin4515
      @cincin4515 2 роки тому +3

      What are you on about?

    • @richardtorr4553
      @richardtorr4553 2 роки тому +11

      Also, she was not a mass murderer!

    • @richardIII3
      @richardIII3 Рік тому +1

      Elizabeth failed as a queen by not producing an heir which led to the gunpower plot and eventually the English civil war. Her successor James I because he didn't have a legitimate right to the throne, just like Augustus did with Caesar and Stalin did with Lenin, Deng did with Mao, created a personality cult around her in the manner of tyrants throughout history, which has persisted to the present day.

  • @dmalf3
    @dmalf3 2 роки тому +2

    Your images of her smiling at the end is wonderful. They make Elizabeth truly come to life.

  • @carmaela2689
    @carmaela2689 2 роки тому +18

    Your rendition of her is stunning. I can see Henry in her. I like to think this is what she truly looked like.

  • @jerrychan1471
    @jerrychan1471 2 роки тому +10

    Beautiful job with the renderings and storytelling. I loved hearing about Elizabeth I's storied life, and especially to see her rendered so life-like was truly remarkable. Thank you for the education!

  • @RussiaIsARiddle778
    @RussiaIsARiddle778 2 роки тому +18

    I really enjoyed this especially the images at the end. I have to say that the modernization of her face, including her smile actually make her look, by today’s standards, quite beautiful. Very nicely done and thank you.

  • @SherriJones7000Orphans
    @SherriJones7000Orphans 2 роки тому +6

    I rarely comment on the videos I watch, or the channels I subscribe too, but your collection of work is so touching, and invigorating in its gentle, seemingly unbiased honesty that I just had to say thank you for sharing your gift with me and everyone else. As a lover of history, I've often wondered what these historical people would have really looked like and I'm so grateful to have lived to see someone with your talent bring these people to life. Thank you. Your gift is touching so many of us in so many ways. Thank you for making our dreams come true in a way that we can all feel good about. Please keep it up! I look forward to watching every one of your videos.

  • @reverie6034
    @reverie6034 2 роки тому +22

    Beautiful! She’s my favorite historical figure. She definitely had her fathers charisma, intelligence and political astuteness plus the Tudor strawberry gold hair. But her face looks so much like her mother to me. Very well done. 👏👏👏

  • @ncree4526
    @ncree4526 2 роки тому +8

    Thrilled to find your amazing channel! Unique blend of academic artistry in history presented with entertaining imagination. You are the complete package! The final older recreation of Elizabeth, as she smiled at us across the ages & thru your brilliant lens suggested Meryl Streep, a modern queen of the arts. What conversations they would have, eh?! Thank you !,

  • @siobhano
    @siobhano 2 роки тому +35

    This is such an interesting portrait of her. I can really see both her mother and her father reflecting back at me. Such a lifelike creation. Enjoyed this very much.

  • @Kalikat-uk5ve
    @Kalikat-uk5ve 2 роки тому +4

    Magnificent! She is one of my favorite women in history. And when you brought her to "life," she was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for your channel.

  • @janicewhite1113
    @janicewhite1113 2 роки тому +38

    I love the way that you tell the story of Elizabeth, she is a Queen that has always fascinated me even from childhood and I love the reconstructions

  • @TheRickie41
    @TheRickie41 2 роки тому +12

    The young Elisabeth touched me, so close to Henry's portraits, whereas the older Elisabeth inspires by her mother's eyes and a great sense of independence shining through...great work!!!

  • @kimberlyolsen9416
    @kimberlyolsen9416 2 роки тому +8

    This was a great video. Elizabeth I is one of my favorite historical figures. My family is descended through Mary Boleyn and my own sister looks very much like the modern version of Elizabeth, with that beautiful red hair and dark eyes. Their facial structures are similar also. I always envied that red hair. I married my husband who has red hair and later we learned he is descended from Mary Queen of Scots. Did we get red heads? NO! But out of our 18 grandchildren 5 five red hair, and one granddaughter is much as I would imagine Elizabeth was, red hair and all. This was lovely. Thank you.

  • @JarlOfSwot
    @JarlOfSwot 2 роки тому +5

    The modem interpretation of Elizabeth is amazing! She looks lovely and graceful, as though she could be performing in Riverdance.

  • @alliereesor115
    @alliereesor115 2 роки тому +4

    I'm obsessed with these videos and facial recreations absolutely love seeing these famous faces smile.

  • @CherylSimser
    @CherylSimser 2 роки тому +5

    I love how you are able to narrate truthfully their history in a nutshell. Her recreation in modern style appears to show a very likable and intelligent lady.

  • @tomperkins5657
    @tomperkins5657 2 роки тому +2

    That was probably the best 25 minutes I have spent on UA-cam. Thank you!!

  • @Benni777
    @Benni777 2 роки тому +172

    Elizabeth’s story is both fascinating and sad at the same time. I feel like if she were respected by her father more, her life would’ve been very, very different. King Henry the 8th might’ve lived longer, as well, because he might’ve wanted to spend more time with her, instead of shunning her and killing her mother. Great video as always! I always admire your work and dedication! Could undo a video on King Henry the 8th, Cathrine Parr, and China’s only empress, Wu Zeitan? I’d love it if you would! ☺️

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +37

      She was so interesting. I love that all of Henry’s anger/indifference towards her was kind of symbolically punished by Elizabeth never marrying and continuing the Tudor line

    • @Anna_Key
      @Anna_Key 2 роки тому +15

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios interesting that QEI wanted to punish her father by not continuing his line. I'm sure her early experience of her father's tyranny to his wives and Thomas Seymour's lack of fidelity to his wife put her off too.
      Her successor, King James was a also a Tudor via Henry VIII's sister Margaret.

    • @variyasalo2581
      @variyasalo2581 Рік тому

      Henry had syphilis. It's amazing he had children at all.

  • @sunzeneise
    @sunzeneise 2 роки тому +6

    Congratulations! On creating this most intriguing series offering informative and imaginative approach to historical figures.

  • @vickysimms5886
    @vickysimms5886 2 роки тому +22

    Elizabeth I certainly has made an impact on English history. Maybe an icon in itself. Tudor history is so fascinating and definitely inspiring.
    Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos.

  • @robertmcgregor9
    @robertmcgregor9 Рік тому +4

    Beautiful documentary and shockingly effective and emotional recreations. To go from the 1500s look to a modern recreation is otherworldly.

  • @davidlogan4329
    @davidlogan4329 2 роки тому +8

    Most enjoyable view of a very great Tudor Queen.

  • @tjfraire6952
    @tjfraire6952 5 місяців тому +2

    Wow so crazy to see how u make her come to live!!! Thank u for all ur hard work & gods bless every1.

  • @maggiesmith856
    @maggiesmith856 2 роки тому +97

    Elizabeth did not just inherit her mother's dark eyes. Like Anne Boleyn, she had a long, oval, high-cheekboned face, pointed chin, slender figure and long- fingered hands. From Henry she got her colouring, arched eyebrows , acquiline nose and tight lips.

    • @lizbohan5426
      @lizbohan5426 2 роки тому +15

      Henry’s beautiful pale skin was commented on during his youth. Elizabeth inherited this and his red hair.

    • @katj3443
      @katj3443 8 місяців тому

      lol and yet some person in the comments is claiming they were all black……someone needs to lay off the crack pipe.

  • @quackaholicsanonymous7210
    @quackaholicsanonymous7210 7 місяців тому +1

    I really love the depictions of these in modern settings and seeing the smiles on their faces. Seeing Elizabeth as a modern woman is very touching somehow. I can not get enough of this channel.

  • @portcityminis
    @portcityminis 2 роки тому +28

    This is so inspiring. She was a better ruler than her father

    • @terryl.cooper
      @terryl.cooper Рік тому

      That's because grand-dad ruled with his emotions. My cousin ruled with her head. As it should be.

  • @laurelhimes7458
    @laurelhimes7458 2 роки тому +3

    THANK YOU! I got tears in my eyes when seeing your interpretations. Simply beautiful. I have always admired this queen and you have brought her to life❤️

  • @Tatopotatoo
    @Tatopotatoo 2 роки тому +26

    That was a beautiful recreation. I can imagine Elizabeth seeing herself like that in the mirror.
    However, it is untrue that Elizabeth never mentioned her mother. She had great respect for Anne Boleyn and put in a lot of efforts to make apparent her disdain for her dad's actions. She surrounded herself with the Boleyn relatives (Mary's daughter who may be her half sister, the Howard family). Even her governess Kat Ashley was a Boleyn connection!

    • @josiecamilo7098
      @josiecamilo7098 2 роки тому +6

      Who wouldn't! When daddy is a serial killer. I would love to go back in time and blow their minds telling these people that the babies sex is determined by the male not the female!!

    • @Skyebright1
      @Skyebright1 2 роки тому +4

      I think she had a portrait of her mother that was a necklace

    • @Skyebright1
      @Skyebright1 2 роки тому

      Yeah Mary’s daughter and son were part of Elizabeth’s court

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 2 роки тому +1

      _“She surrounded herself with the Boleyn relatives (Mary’s daughter who may be her half sister, the Howard family).”_
      This doesn’t make sense. Can you please re-write it as normal English sentences that can be easily followed? Mary, the half sister of Elizabeth, wasn’t related to Anne. And what does the Howard family have anything to do with this?

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 2 роки тому +1

      @@Skyebright1
      I think you’re thinking of the Chequers ring, which was mentioned in this very video. It shows a portrait of Anne on one side of the ring’s locket, and a portrait of Elizabeth on the other side.

  • @justinjjoachin448
    @justinjjoachin448 11 місяців тому +55

    It’s so interesting that Queen Elizabeth the 1st became Queen at 25. Queen Elizabeth the 2nd also became Queen at 25 too.

    • @Bambisgf77
      @Bambisgf77 8 місяців тому +4

      Wow! Thats so interesting! Wonder why that fun fact has not been talked about more?

    • @Launabanauna2
      @Launabanauna2 7 місяців тому +4

      Elizabeth is my middle name, after them.

  • @vantedante3638
    @vantedante3638 2 роки тому +41

    I get so invested in the history and storytelling that I forget that this video is about how Elizabeth looked like haha I get emotional when I think about their personal lives and hardships this channel really makes these famous figures to be seen as human

  • @anniefannycharles9951
    @anniefannycharles9951 2 роки тому +4

    This was excellent. Thank you so much for producing top quality works of history. And also for allowing it to be free to anyone that's interested. Great work

  • @irwtdsrs
    @irwtdsrs 2 роки тому +10

    how can they not consider her a beauty back then?! she’s beautiful

  • @chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836
    @chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836 2 роки тому +7

    She looks like someone I'd want to know. Awesome artistry.

  • @corkycobon1481
    @corkycobon1481 2 роки тому +11

    She was the epitome of the anthem Rule Britania. I have always admired Elizabeth I due to her absolute determination to never have a man tell her what to do. She was fierce in her belief of herself and set a marvelous example for the next Elizabeth to sit the throne. Thank you for this video. The look of her in her mid 20s had me remembering Cate Blanchette as Elizabeth in the movie by the same name but I felt more of an affinity for her in the modern picture of her.

  • @DW-kx6yu
    @DW-kx6yu Рік тому +4

    My heart tells me Queen Elizabeth I would be (is?) very pleased with your interpretation. Well done.

  • @maxthecat14
    @maxthecat14 2 роки тому +4

    i have watched many of your wonderful videos, but This is my favourite. When Elizabeth "looks" out at me , i actually cried! I have no idea why. I just did.

  • @AuntieMamies
    @AuntieMamies 2 роки тому +6

    I just adore this channel. I never really cared about history before but you tell it so well and the recreations are amazing! Just love it!

  • @lordbyronkeith9488
    @lordbyronkeith9488 2 роки тому +6

    I just get chills every time I see your recreations. Amazing work and even more amazing documentary.

  • @Barb85044
    @Barb85044 2 роки тому +4

    This is becoming my favorite channel. I love history and I am an artist. Your work and story telling are exceptional.

  • @uzeustosun
    @uzeustosun 2 роки тому +5

    Holy cow those recreations are amazing. They really do justice to the movie casting of Cate Blanchet and The Queen herself. What an immaculate presentation. Thank you.

  • @aegontargaryen9322
    @aegontargaryen9322 2 роки тому +10

    Two Elizabeth’s , two great queens . Both served the nation with dignity and strength.
    God bless you both and thank you

  • @ravenslullabye
    @ravenslullabye 2 роки тому +8

    Another amazing video. The story of Elizabeth and her mom has always fascinated me. Lovely recreations. Thank you!

  • @TrinaFard
    @TrinaFard Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @deeceepnw
    @deeceepnw 2 роки тому +9

    Excellent review. I especially liked the lifelike portrait and modern interpretation at the end.

  • @JessicaFlamingtooth
    @JessicaFlamingtooth Рік тому +8

    I think the ring with her and her mother's portraits is pretty interesting. It's essentially a symbol of defiance against her father's mania.

  • @CountessKitten
    @CountessKitten 2 роки тому +23

    I had no idea how amazing your work here was. I had seen the channel and subscribed, but hadn't watched one of your videos yet, until now..... And I am so pleasantly surprised by just how well thought out and historically accurate your information is! And the recreations are AMAZING! THANK YOU! Now I'm off to binge on the rest of your videos! Lol. Thank you so much!

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  2 роки тому +4

      Thank you so much! We take pride in being as accurate as possible :)

  • @yoshawttyiagreewithyou
    @yoshawttyiagreewithyou 2 роки тому +2

    She looked just like her dad! And the amazing thing about this video is that the recreation really shows the resemblance to her father.

  • @paigeparrish7567
    @paigeparrish7567 2 роки тому +6

    I absolutely LOVE all of your videos but lately have been especially loving the elongated history section at the beginning that I have noticed lately. The recreations are what attracted me to the channel but the research that's done is just such a great synopsis. I can digest the information so well that I'm regurgitating it to anybody who will listen. lol. please keep doing what your doing :)

  • @reanolan
    @reanolan 2 місяці тому

    These images are really good for humanizing historical figures we've augmented to mythic status. I love the reconstructed "modernized" image of the more aged Elizabeth from the Darnley portrait. Thank you for doing this!

  • @melissasecrest8223
    @melissasecrest8223 2 роки тому +7

    Your modern interpretation took my breath away and made me tear up, quite unexpectedly! I don't think there is any UA-cam channel I more appreciate and admire than yours. I would be beyond happy if you were to take on Alexander Hamilton...so much has been made of him, his looks and his charm, but I can find no reconstruction anywhere that even approaches what you do. Thank you for your consideration and of all that you do.

  • @stacismart6965
    @stacismart6965 Рік тому +5

    Love it.
    Although her mother was murdered by her father when she was two, I feel (after reading a number of historical books etc) that Elizabeth would have been more her mother’s daughter than we are lead to believe. Yes she has the Tudor red hair, but it appears looking at recreated portraits of Anne Boleyn as well as written descriptions she had similar features to her mother. It’s very likely she had more her mother’s intellect and personality as well.
    It has been quoted of Anne Boleyn’s intellect that “On a bad day Anne was Henry’s equal. But on a good day she was his superior.”

  • @AngelaChase
    @AngelaChase 2 роки тому +62

    I’d love to see Lucrezia Borgia brought to life!

    • @GiadiXLoveDance
      @GiadiXLoveDance 2 роки тому +8

      Omg, yess!
      She is supposed to be very beautiful

    • @gymkat247
      @gymkat247 2 роки тому +1

      This is an excellent suggestion!

  • @GosieKin
    @GosieKin Рік тому +1

    @24:40 give her a platinum wig and all of a sudden, you have The Devil wears Prada! Seriously, I thought it was Meryl!
    Anyone else?
    Dear creator, watching your reconstructions is a few minutes of pure pleasure of suspension - with a usually breathing reveal. You are very talented Bravo!