{"id":15104,"date":"2022-06-12T08:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T06:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=209575"},"modified":"2022-06-12T08:58:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T06:58:12","slug":"the-real-history-behind-becoming-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/the-real-history-behind-becoming-elizabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"The real history behind Becoming Elizabeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kev Lochun\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Becoming Elizabeth\u00a0<\/em>dramatises the life of the young Elizabeth I<\/a>, daughter of King Henry VIII<\/a> and his second wife, Anne Boleyn<\/a>. The princess was born on September 1533 as heir-presumptive<\/a>. Three years later, she was declared illegitimate and ousted from the succession, after her mother was executed<\/a> on fabricated charges of adultery. From there on, she was largely ignored by her father, permitted to see him on only a handful of special occasions.<\/p>\n

But, against all expectations \u2013 and Henry\u2019s best-laid plans \u2013 Elizabeth did eventually become Queen of England. And she would be arguably the greatest monarch of the entire Tudor dynasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That is another story. Becoming Elizabeth\u00a0<\/em>is a tale of Elizabeth\u2019s days before the throne, before she became the Virgin Queen<\/a>, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. It is the story of her precarious life during the reigns of her step-siblings, Edward VI<\/a> and Mary I<\/a>, during a period of polarising religious tensions. The drama begins in the immediate aftermath of Henry VIII\u2019s death when Elizabeth is sent to live with dowager queen and Henry\u2019s sixth wife Katherine Parr<\/a>, and her new husband \u2013 the rakish Thomas Seymour<\/a> (brother of Edward\u2019s mother Jane Seymour<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Below we explore the real history behind the drama. What was the true nature of Elizabeth\u2019s relationship with Thomas Seymour? What did Elizabeth really think of her mother, Anne Boleyn? And could she really trust her stepmother, Katherine Parr? Read on for the real history behind Becoming Elizabeth\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 warning, there will be spoilers.<\/p>\n

How to watch Becoming Elizabeth<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Becoming Elizabeth arrives on Starzplay\/STARZ in the UK and US on 12 June 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can stream Starzplay in the UK on Apple TV, Rakuten TV and Roku. It\u2019s also available as an add-on channel to your Amazon Prime Video account.<\/p>\n

Until 30 June 2022, Amazon Prime Video is offering Starzplay for \u00a31.99 a month for the first three months, then \u00a35.99 a month thereafter.<\/p>\n

Get Starzplay for only \u00a31.99 (for three months) at Amazon Prime Video<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the US, you can go directly through\u00a0STARZ\u00a0<\/a>to sign up.<\/p>\n