Elizabeth I refused to go to bed before she died – a stubborn final act that reflected her reign
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May 16, 2026
London, March 1603. Elizabeth I refuses to go to bed. For several days she sat on a cushion in her room at Richmond Palace, silent and withdrawn, while her courtiers awaited the end. These are the final moments that can be understood not only as the…