The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-07
LOCAL HISTORY
Birth Of Queen Elizabeth.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER z, 1910.

Queen Elizabeth, one OF the most for
tunate and illustrious OF modern sover,
e!gns nIns Was born In the royal palace q
1888. Her mother was the beautiful,
though unfortunate Anne Boleyn: and her
father the notorious Henry VIII Her
was less than years old She was
brought up in court where there was
little example of the good qualities she
| later displayed. but she seems 10 have
| Inherited from her father his stout heart
and energy and from some other un-
known source an unusual amount OF poll,
| tic caution and wisdom, something tnat
| cannot be credited to Henry VIII.
Early hardships and dangers had
taught, Elizabeth prudence and suspicion.
forced retirement for the pursuit OF
| learning and for private accomplishments.
| Tho period OF her youth was an interest
| tory,
| ii was in Elizabeth's fourteenth year
| that her father died. Her education had
been carefully attended to, later under
the superintendent OF the good Catherine
Parr. the last of Henry's queens. one
| Of her teachers was Roger Ascham, VINO
as exempt from female weaknesses. and
endowed with a masculine power OF ap-
plication quick apprehension and reten-
| tive memory.
with respect to personal decorations"
| adds Ascham. she greatly prefers sim
pie elegance to show and splendor- This
last CHARACTERISTIC, IL il ever existed did
not abide with Elizabeth for later her
love for rich dresses. jewels, and other
ornaments was excessive: and at her
death she is said TO have had about 1000
costly suits OF all countries in her ward
robe.
Upon the premature death OF Edward
VI who had succeeded his father, Henry
VIII, In 1863 he disposed of his crown
by will to his cousin, Lady Jane Gray,
thus excluding Mary and Elizabeth; 10
whom the succession had been named ny
their father; Mary soon overcofe Lady y
Jane and ruled England for i've years IN
! a. most wretchcd and tnglorious way,
which ended with her death of November
H. 1858 Elizabeth heard the news OF
her accession at Hatfield. and fell down
on her knees excaiming: 1T is the Lord
doing; II is marvellous IN our eyes. THESE
words she afterwards caused TO pe
stamped on gold coin. impressing on her
silver coin another pious motto, Il have
chosen God for my helper.
All Elizabeths peris were now passed;
enthusiasm Church bells were rung. bon
fires blazed, tables were spread In the
streets, and everywhere there was joy
Elizabeth was in her twenty-hfth year year
when she ascended the throne. she had
been better disciplined and trained Tor
her high trust than most princes; YET
the difficulties that surrounded the ENG
lish crown al this time might well nave
appalled, her. From the very, start the
nation. under its monarch and her wise
counsellors pursued ITS trlunipham.
course, While It's naval strength anu 6ioiS
were augmented beyond all former prece-
dent
A number of efforts were made to mar
ry the queen to some suitable LoreisH
eligible but without success she CO.
quetted with many. led them on pn.
finally overthrow them with disdain, 10
the end OF her life she affected all the
eirs OF "A coy beauty and coquette' ENen
her statesmen addressed her IN STRAIN
OF fulsome adulation and semi -gahantry.
When Raleigh was confined In the tower
he wrote TO Cecil-trusting, no Goupt'
that his letter would be shown TO Eliza
beth-that he was in the utmoSt dePth y,
misery because he could no longer see
her riding like Alexander, hunting IKE
Diana, walking like Venus. the Sentle
wind blowing her fair hair about her pure
cheeks like a nymph; some time SlnsIns
like an angel, sometime playing ike Ut
pheus, etc ., a
She continued her gorgeous finery and
rigorous state ceremonials up to q very
short time before her death. on laIcm @
% 1909 in the SEVENTEEN year oil hcr
age and the forty fifth Of her reign
a period OF brilliant prosperity and ad,
vancement, during which EnSland naS
put forth her brightest genius. VaIor anu anu
enterprise. and attained TO the hlGness
distinction and glory among ,he f, s.a'gS IT, vi
hearted Elizabeth passed away the iast
Of the Tudors.
september T. 1905. occurred the battle
of Turin. II Is the birthday OF Louls de
Bourbon. Prince de Conde: me L grea, GeIii iemi-
corrapher 1709). Bishop Samuel WILDE
force 0S05); Thomas A. Hendricks, vice.
president under Cleveland llsi0,o ah9
Melville D. Landon, humorist tlsSS1, ~
is the date OF the death OF saR}. EpefSs @ardiual
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