Comments on: Was Elizabeth I a virgin? http://www.elizabethfiles.com The REAL TRUTH about Queen Elizabeth I Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:44:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rosemary http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/comment-page-1/#comment-25442 Rosemary Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:19:11 +0000 http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/#comment-25442 I think Elizabeth was technically a virgin, but that doesn't exclude extensive love-making. Elizabeth was in fact surrounded by her ladies at court, but on the other hand, she and Dudley often rode out in the countryside alone together for hours, unobserved. There is no doubt that she was in love with Dudley - look at her reaction to his marriage to Lettice Knollys. There had to be a sexual component to her jealousy because she could have easily monopolized his time and companionship even though he was married. This reminds me of what Priscilla Presley, a virgin on her wedding day, said about her relationship with Elvis before they were married, "He satisfied me completely." I think Elizabeth was technically a virgin, but that doesn’t exclude extensive love-making. Elizabeth was in fact surrounded by her ladies at court, but on the other hand, she and Dudley often rode out in the countryside alone together for hours, unobserved. There is no doubt that she was in love with Dudley – look at her reaction to his marriage to Lettice Knollys. There had to be a sexual component to her jealousy because she could have easily monopolized his time and companionship even though he was married.

This reminds me of what Priscilla Presley, a virgin on her wedding day, said about her relationship with Elvis before they were married, “He satisfied me completely.”

]]> By: Renee http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/comment-page-1/#comment-12941 Renee Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:06:09 +0000 http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/#comment-12941 Maybe she was sexually abused by Thomas Seymour and developed vaginismus? Or avoided sex because of the abuse? Maybe she was sexually abused by Thomas Seymour and developed vaginismus? Or avoided sex because of the abuse?

]]> By: Emma http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/comment-page-1/#comment-6264 Emma Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:48:17 +0000 http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/#comment-6264 I think that she was no virgin. Didn't she tell someone(an ambassador maybe?) about her being "no angel."? I agree that she might've had an affair maybe within her first few years of being queen but then she probably realized that she was being talked about in her own country and stopped. I think that she was no virgin. Didn’t she tell someone(an ambassador maybe?) about her being “no angel.”? I agree that she might’ve had an affair maybe within her first few years of being queen but then she probably realized that she was being talked about in her own country and stopped.

]]> By: Claire http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/comment-page-1/#comment-5040 Claire Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:07:52 +0000 http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/#comment-5040 Hi Karen, I agree with you. Contraception was not exactly brilliant in Elizabethan times and I just can't see Elizabeth taking the risk of sleeping with Dudley however tempted she was. I think Elizabeth also associated sex with death and childbirth with death. She and Dudley were soulmates, I believe, but circumstances kept them from being together as man and wife. Hi Karen,
I agree with you. Contraception was not exactly brilliant in Elizabethan times and I just can’t see Elizabeth taking the risk of sleeping with Dudley however tempted she was. I think Elizabeth also associated sex with death and childbirth with death. She and Dudley were soulmates, I believe, but circumstances kept them from being together as man and wife.

]]> By: Karen http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/comment-page-1/#comment-5026 Karen Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:29:32 +0000 http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/#comment-5026 Alison Weir points out that there was never any evidence provided by Elizabeth's ladies in waiting regarding any sexual activity. This is a very strong piece of evidence for her virginity since it was virtually impossible to hide this activity from them. I, personally, believe that Elizabeth was no fool. She may have appeared daring, and she was, but she was never reckless. For a ruling monarch (or even when she was the successor to the throne) to become pregnant was too devastating to imagine. I believe she loved certain men (ie: Robert Dudley, maybe even the Earl of Essex) but she kept them at arm's length physically. Alison Weir points out that there was never any evidence provided by Elizabeth’s ladies in waiting regarding any sexual activity. This is a very strong piece of evidence for her virginity since it was virtually impossible to hide this activity from them.

I, personally, believe that Elizabeth was no fool. She may have appeared daring, and she was, but she was never reckless. For a ruling monarch (or even when she was the successor to the throne) to become pregnant was too devastating to imagine. I believe she loved certain men (ie: Robert Dudley, maybe even the Earl of Essex) but she kept them at arm’s length physically.

]]> By: Carly http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/comment-page-1/#comment-4308 Carly Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:02:09 +0000 http://www.elizabethfiles.com/q-a/was-elizabeth-i-a-virgin/#comment-4308 Interesting! I'm glad you have this site as well. I love Anne Boleyn but only have very recently become interested in her daughter's life, so I'm not as aware of "the truth" behind Elizabeth. I haven't learned too much yet, but I will say that I do think she was not a virgin. Where there is smoke, there is generally fire ... I think perhaps she had a dalliance with one or two men in her younger years. She was so fun-loving and full of life that it's hard to imagine her as not being a bit daring and reckless, particularly before she took the throne. Interesting! I’m glad you have this site as well. I love Anne Boleyn but only have very recently become interested in her daughter’s life, so I’m not as aware of “the truth” behind Elizabeth. I haven’t learned too much yet, but I will say that I do think she was not a virgin. Where there is smoke, there is generally fire … I think perhaps she had a dalliance with one or two men in her younger years. She was so fun-loving and full of life that it’s hard to imagine her as not being a bit daring and reckless, particularly before she took the throne.

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