It is not surprising that due to events in Elizabeth’s childhood she became an extremely cautious Queen, Discuss:-

Elizabeth’s up bring and early years before her coronation was extremely turbulent, and the way in which she behaved in later life can sometimes be construed as vigilant, despite this however she was a very successful and powerful leader.
Elizabeth was a disappointment from the moment she was born. Her father Henry VIII was desperately hoping for a son to be his successor. He had, previous to Elizabeth’s birth, challenged the supremacy of the Pope, in order to marry Elizabeth’s mother, Anne Boleyn in the hope she would bore him a son. Unfortunately to his regret Anne gave birth to a baby girl, Elizabeth in September 1533. Anne did inevitably give birth to a son, although to everyone’s dismay he was still born. Henry was a domineering man who tended to always get what he wanted, and if his quest was to have a son then he would accomplish it. He began to plot Anne’s downfall. He accused her of four counts of adultery, including incest. She was later executed in May 1536 ...