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Baby Elizabeth is the infant daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII (though there is some speculation among the courtiers that Elizabeth is the result of adultery, and that Henry is not her real father). For the duration of Bring Up the Bodies, Elizabeth is only two years old—but decades later, the real Elizabeth would go on to serve England for nearly 50 years as Queen Elizabeth I, replacing her half-sister Mary on the throne.
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Baby Elizabeth Character Timeline in Bring Up the Bodies
The timeline below shows where the character Baby Elizabeth appears in Bring Up the Bodies. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1, Chapter 3: Angels
...is a “spent force.” No wonder Anne’s plan to arrange a marriage between her daughter baby Elizabeth and the French prince has failed.
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...Emperor Charles is trying to arrange a match between Mary and the French prince, cutting baby Elizabeth out entirely. To prevent such a thing, Anne wants Cromwell to send some man to...
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...yellow, the same color she wore when she first came to court. Henry plays with baby Elizabeth , though Lady Rochford notes that she has “seen him kiss a stranger’s baby” with...
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...her as a member of the royal family (though lower ranking than Anne’s own daughter baby Elizabeth ). Cromwell promises that he will bring this proposition to Mary, though he knows it...
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...gift. Chapuys is touched by the rose’s backstory, though angry that Henry and Anne paraded baby Elizabeth around court so soon after Katherine’s death. Chapuys notes the rumor that Elizabeth is not...
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Part 2, Chapter 1: The Black Book
...where she is desperately trying to make Henry pay attention to an embroidered cap for baby Elizabeth . Henry is ignoring Anne, and Cromwell feels a flash of pity, especially because the...
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Part 2, Chapter 2: Master of Phantoms
...Anne’s quarrel with Harry Norris, and he is now “purple” with rage, questioning even whether baby Elizabeth is really his daughter. Cromwell wonders if Lady Rochford went to comfort Anne, and she...
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...horrified at the thought that Anne might have poisoned both Richmond and Mary so that baby Elizabeth could take the throne. Henry announces that his marriage to Anne was illicit, prompting his...
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...years. Cromwell knows that Anne’s fall from grace is good for Richmond: if Mary and baby Elizabeth are also illegitimate, isn’t Richmond now the closest thing Henry has to a successor?
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...George boos, and Cromwell doubles down, reminding George that he has spread the rumor that baby Elizabeth is not really Henry’s daughter.
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