I reckon Queen Elizabeth was swayed by the popular superstitions of the day. It is vaguely possible she didn't even know about it and it was done by some "Priestly People".... I can't imagine her being personally involved with every detail of her coronation rituals.
A lot of what medieval and Elizabethan people took for granted, we would be horrified by now.
It was a different world then. A much much harsher world. But having Mary put to death seemed a bit mean. Elizabeth is said to have grieved very deeply afterwards for a long time. Treason and usurping of the throne was constant threat, so I guess she was worried about that. I hope she found some interesting truth after her passing. Maybe she even met that cat.....
I can only half imagine the complicated politics of being an absolute monarch in those days. But, unlike today with constitutional monarchy, people were just born into it, could do nothing to change it, and had to get on with ruling as best they could, according to the ways of the time.
A lot of what medieval and Elizabethan people took for granted, we would be horrified by now.
It was a different world then. A much much harsher world. But having Mary put to death seemed a bit mean. Elizabeth is said to have grieved very deeply afterwards for a long time. Treason and usurping of the throne was constant threat, so I guess she was worried about that. I hope she found some interesting truth after her passing. Maybe she even met that cat.....
I can only half imagine the complicated politics of being an absolute monarch in those days. But, unlike today with constitutional monarchy, people were just born into it, could do nothing to change it, and had to get on with ruling as best they could, according to the ways of the time.
