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Queen Elizabeth I Was a Man in Disguise
The Bisley Boy rumor is a captivating account suggesting that Queen Elizabeth I was actually a man. This centuries-old legend claims that the young Elizabeth, while staying in the village of Bisley, Gloucestershire, died unexpectedly. Fearing the wrath of Henry VIII, her guardians supposedly replaced her with a look-alike boy from the local village.
The boy who made for a remarkably convincing Elizabeth then supposedly continued to live as the queen, successfully concealing this secret until the end of what would be one of England’s most celebrated reigns. This rumor was fueled by the fact that Elizabeth never married and kept her personal life private.
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