ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Elizabeth had an older half-sister, Mary Tudor, who was the king’s first child with his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the only to survive to adulthood. Elizabeth also had a younger half-brother, Edward, who was the king’s first and only legitimate son with his third wife, Jane Seymour.

Detailed explanation-2: -Additionally, Mary’s sister, Elizabeth, was imprisoned in the Tower of London for several months and later placed under house arrest for a year, although there was no conclusive evidence she had any role in the rebellion either.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mary was Elizabeth’s cousin and an heir to the English throne through her Tudor grandmother, Margaret, Henry VIII’s older sister.

Detailed explanation-4: -One woman in particular was a serious threat to Elizabeth’s sovereignty: Mary Stuart, aka Mary Queen Of Scots, a Catholic, Elizabeth’s cousin and granddaughter of King Henry VIII’s elder sister, Margaret.