What did Elizabeth I really look like? Portrait Analysis & Facial Reconstructions

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What did Elizabeth I really look like? Today we’re going to dive into her portraits and contemporary descriptions to reconstruct the face of Elizabeth Tudor.
There are dozens if not hundreds of images of Queen Elizabeth that you can see today. But they all look just a little different. Which is the most accurate - which reveals the true Elizabeth?
Elizabeth was in a unique situation. As a female monarch, it was crucial that she did not let one single crack of her personal vulnerability show. Remember, portraits at this time were more about power and image than about faithfully rendering a subject. Her portraits show Elizabeth in beautiful clothing, absolutely surrounded by wealth and splendor. She’s depicted as youthful and thin, even through her old age.
It was remarked more than once that Elizabeth could be a vain woman. Even outside of personal vanity and the desire to appear beautiful to her subjects, her image was to reflect the evergreen power that England was.
One of Elizabeth’s approved portrait painters was Nicholas Hilliard. He remarked that Elizabeth was very picky about which images were approved. Much the way we take selfies with good lighting today, Elizabeth insisted that she be painted while sitting in the open light, so that no shadows would come across her face. This explains why many portraits of her look a bit flat, and lack the depth of light and shadow. Hilliard would have also been asked to brush away freckles, dark circles, wrinkles, or any other skin imperfections.
We only have a few portraits of a very young Elizabeth. Even this famous portrait of her coronation wasn’t painted until after her death.
A few that I find very accurate looking are those from her early years as Queen. Elizabeth was never described as a great beauty, something that she was keenly aware of, but her portraits have a very noble quality.
Elizabeth got her beautiful red gold hair from her father’s side, but I love that she got the dark eyes of her mother.
The features that are consistent across her portraits are a thin, graceful frame, a nose with a hook in the middle, rather small lips, and a high forehead. It appears that her hair was naturally curly or wavy - sometimes the styling of her wigs makes this difficult to tell. She probably had some freckles, although these likely wouldn’t be shown in her portraits.
I also see a lot of similarities in face and nose shape to Anne Boleyn - assuming this portrait of Anne is somewhat accurate.
Also like her mother, Elizabeth had a kind of charm that was difficult to measure in a portrait. It was said that she was incredibly witty and charming in person. Sir Robert Cecil, once wrote, “Many painters have done portraits of the Queen but none has sufficiently shown her looks or charms. Her Majesty forbids the showing of any portraits which are ugly until they are improved.”
As Elizabeth aged, she became more and more self conscious. A severe case of smallpox in her late twenties left her with facial scarring.
She remedied this by using a common makeup product at the time, called Venetian Ceruse. We know now that this is a toxic mix of vinegar and lead.
However, the makeup wasn’t quite a cakey as we think of it today. It was more of a medium-coverage white makeup that would blend with the skin, not so much a layer of paint.
Near the end of her life, we know she had bad teeth and was partially bald. She took great pains to conceal these perceived weaknesses under heavy cosmetics and wigs.
One of the last portraits of Elizabeth that can really be trusted is called The Darnley Portrait. Painted around 1575, this image shows Elizabeth at the approximate age of 41.
She loved this portrait so much that she approved its use as a pattern for the rest of her life, essentially asking artists to copy and paste this exact same face from that point forward. This face was reproduced over and over, with the clothing and other styling swapped to match the occasion and fashion moment.
For my interpretation of Queen Elizabeth, I’ve used one of my favorites, painted in the 1560s. This was painted by an unidentified painter shortly after she had ascended the throne and was in private hands for a long time. It was probably circulated as an image of Elizabeth for a potential marriage alliance. To me, this one has the most detail out of all her images. This one is pre-smallpox.
I have two different versions of this, one that is faithful to the portrait and the other that shows her face from a different angle. I feel like we constantly see Elizabeth’s face from this single angle, so I wanted to try something new.
I also have a modern day version created from the Darnley portrait.
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  • @frustrateduser9933
    @frustrateduser99332 ай бұрын

    I love that the modern version has her in a turtleneck. That's a great update for her iconic neck ruffle.

  • @RoyaltyNowStudios

    @RoyaltyNowStudios

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I’m glad you caught onto this :)

  • @josephpoole2826

    @josephpoole2826

    2 ай бұрын

    I thought that too. Also, she looks a little like Jane Seymore @@RoyaltyNowStudios

  • @kimquinn7728

    @kimquinn7728

    2 ай бұрын

    E turtleneck made me think of Diane Keaton. Your work is magnificent, truly.

  • @ingridcornwell4341

    @ingridcornwell4341

    Ай бұрын

    I think she looks a lot like Meryl Streep.

  • @SeleneBeatty

    @SeleneBeatty

    Ай бұрын

    Love these lifelike versions especially when she smiles

  • @donna25871
    @donna258712 ай бұрын

    Elizabeth inherited most of her facial features from Anne. I wonder if this resemblance would occasionally trigger Henry’s guilty conscience?

  • @kenz2972

    @kenz2972

    2 ай бұрын

    I love this idea. I hope it did!

  • @novelist99

    @novelist99

    2 ай бұрын

    He didn't have a conscience.

  • @seriliaykilel

    @seriliaykilel

    2 ай бұрын

    Need to have a conscience to get triggered.

  • @MithrilMagic

    @MithrilMagic

    2 ай бұрын

    It’s a nice thought but he was a narcissistic sociopath. I don’t think he felt bad about what he did to any of his wives. He was unscrupulous. But I’m glad that Elizabeth got to reign for as long as she did.

  • @mariansmith7694

    @mariansmith7694

    2 ай бұрын

    He likely didn't have a conscience. Most Narcissists don't.

  • @ThinWhiteAxe
    @ThinWhiteAxe2 ай бұрын

    The dark eyes and red hair is such a powerful combination

  • @user-jp5xl1ui7x

    @user-jp5xl1ui7x

    2 ай бұрын

    У английской королевы Елизаветы I у неё наверное и были рыжие волосы и тёмные глаза.

  • @Nemie125

    @Nemie125

    Ай бұрын

    That's nice to know - my eyes are so dark they are almost black and my hair is auburn! 😃

  • @TheOverlordOfProcrastination

    @TheOverlordOfProcrastination

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, always beautiful.

  • @donnadunlop7853

    @donnadunlop7853

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Nemie125me too 💛

  • @jaimielake3275

    @jaimielake3275

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Nemie125mine too

  • @hp8087
    @hp80872 ай бұрын

    Thats why i liked Cate Blanchet’s portrayal of her. She has the similar narrow, long face that she had.

  • @jillwanlin9558

    @jillwanlin9558

    2 ай бұрын

    Was thinking exactly the same thing as I was watching this

  • @carolinegodden4364

    @carolinegodden4364

    2 ай бұрын

    As was I

  • @rezalrahim5258

    @rezalrahim5258

    2 ай бұрын

    Same here ! I immediately thought of Cate

  • @echojulietanievas6169

    @echojulietanievas6169

    Ай бұрын

    And Meryl Streep

  • @jamesaron1967

    @jamesaron1967

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @stephanleo
    @stephanleo2 ай бұрын

    Cate Blanchett was actually a great casting choice!

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    If you're looking for an antithesis based on false imagery.

  • @monicawylie3985

    @monicawylie3985

    19 күн бұрын

    I believe she was, too

  • @monicawylie3985

    @monicawylie3985

    19 күн бұрын

    @@expected707would you do a better job if it?

  • @ssansu

    @ssansu

    12 күн бұрын

    ​@@expected707Word salad

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    11 күн бұрын

    @@monicawylie3985 Yeah.

  • @Melshed
    @Melshed2 ай бұрын

    The “if they lived today” pictures always give me chills! It’s very cool, thank you.

  • @crimeselected

    @crimeselected

    2 ай бұрын

    Me too. I nearly started crying 🙃

  • @suzihixon3998

    @suzihixon3998

    2 ай бұрын

    Same!! Why is this?! The Abraham Lincoln one wrecks me 😭

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    If they lived today they'd be shocked by the way this channel portrays them.

  • @priscillajimenez27

    @priscillajimenez27

    13 күн бұрын

    For some reason thry same more attractive when shown that way. Like reality of how thry really look outside of a drawing

  • @MithrilMagic
    @MithrilMagic2 ай бұрын

    This made me tear up a bit actually. She looks mischievous, charming and regal. I bet she was witty. Her mother was nothing if not intelligent and strong. Thank you for sharing your work! ❤

  • @suzihixon3998

    @suzihixon3998

    2 ай бұрын

    She was incredibly intelligent

  • @user-jp5xl1ui7x

    @user-jp5xl1ui7x

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@suzihixon3998Она Елизавета I возможно встречалась и с русским царём Иваном четвёртым Грозным.

  • @hlcepeda

    @hlcepeda

    2 ай бұрын

    @@suzihixon3998 Along with (of course) English, she spoke French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, and Celtic languages. She was also learned in philosophy and history.

  • @eTraxx

    @eTraxx

    Ай бұрын

    Glad I am not the only one

  • @user-ov5ib5nf5b

    @user-ov5ib5nf5b

    Ай бұрын

    Sadistic slaver, branded her Irish. slaves on the forehead. Said they had no souls.

  • @KathrynBurke713
    @KathrynBurke7132 ай бұрын

    When you showed the modern interpretation of Elizabeth smiling, I started tearing up! For some reason, its always when your recreations are smiling that it happens. I guess because it humanizes them and makes them a lot more relatable. Thank you again for all the work you put into these.

  • @RoyaltyNowStudios

    @RoyaltyNowStudios

    2 ай бұрын

    I find myself smiling back as I’m making them :) it’s crazy

  • @user-ov5ib5nf5b

    @user-ov5ib5nf5b

    Ай бұрын

    I didn’t, she is creepy. Vicious. Sadistic

  • @charlotteh8174

    @charlotteh8174

    Ай бұрын

    I now understand the reasoning behind the refering to someone as a right.. Burke. Prime example.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    @@RoyaltyNowStudios Do you smile when you read genuine descriptions about their authentic complexions?

  • @mollysmith4018
    @mollysmith40182 ай бұрын

    She may not have been a great beauty but from your interpretations, she certainly isn’t unattractive. She has a playfulness and gracefulness that she inherited from her mother Your interpretations are always amazing ❤

  • @LVQ-so5th

    @LVQ-so5th

    2 ай бұрын

    Perhaps these interpretations are too generous. It would be interesting to see a worst-case interpretation along with this one (for example, with pox marks, rotting teeth, indicators of age, and a receding hairline).

  • @mollysmith4018

    @mollysmith4018

    2 ай бұрын

    @@LVQ-so5th very true, it would be nice to see that side of her that’s more real and blemished compared to airbrushed.

  • @SputnikDeb

    @SputnikDeb

    2 ай бұрын

    I’ve always thought she was beautiful.

  • @ChannieTypeO-

    @ChannieTypeO-

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @user-sy8lt7nb9l

    @user-sy8lt7nb9l

    Ай бұрын

    Really I found her really beautiful

  • @BeverleyZarnowski-xl3my
    @BeverleyZarnowski-xl3my2 ай бұрын

    She is so attractive in the modern version. The one with her glorious red hair that falls down her back is amazing. Well done!

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    It's a wonderful fantasy.

  • @aboleynn
    @aboleynn2 ай бұрын

    Looking at this Queens eyes, we see a glimpse of Anne Boleyn 💕

  • @lunaangel6553
    @lunaangel65532 ай бұрын

    I often wonder what great beauty was back then. So far most of what they considered not a beautiful woman are beautiful by today standards. ❤

  • @DorisTheChicken3013

    @DorisTheChicken3013

    Ай бұрын

    Yes by today’s standards, she’s plain, almost ugly.

  • @Scottish_Rose

    @Scottish_Rose

    Ай бұрын

    Her cousin Mary Queen of Scots was considered a great beauty.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    @@Scottish_Rose Lol. I often wonder if people commenting on these videos secretly know what they're talking about.

  • @annehenderson9207
    @annehenderson9207Ай бұрын

    No matter how often I watch this presentation of Queen Elizabeth I, I tear up. I've seen others you've done and they are lovely...but the combination of the images and the music of this one are beyond wonderful. Thank-you for bringing these long-dead women to life so beautifully.

  • @straightarrow372
    @straightarrow3722 ай бұрын

    Yes, I feel that the recreation from the younger portrait, in particular, shows her strength, intelligence, and determination.

  • @PhilKelley
    @PhilKelley2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this remarkable, modern portrait of my favorite queen. She must have been an amazing person.

  • @rosieHolliday5887
    @rosieHolliday58872 ай бұрын

    That final version of her I can really see that. She looks like a high status woman. The kind of woman we see walking around department stores, always perfectly turned out with the most fashionable handbags lol. She's a powerful woman with wealth.

  • @robinpinkham9398
    @robinpinkham93982 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!! She has been my heroine since jr high. I have her signature tattooed on my arm with a Tudor rose.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @user-rb3zh6sz1b

    @user-rb3zh6sz1b

    Ай бұрын

    I've always admired her even when I was a kid!

  • @wheresmycoffee8998

    @wheresmycoffee8998

    Ай бұрын

    I named my daughter after QE 1st.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    @@user-rb3zh6sz1b You met her in real life?

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    @@user-rb3zh6sz1b You knew her?

  • @remusbrotherofromulus4103
    @remusbrotherofromulus41032 ай бұрын

    I love this! Best recreation yet. Elizabeth being her father's daughter wasn't the prettiest woman to ever live but she had a charm that lasted throughout all of her life. She's such an intriguing figure of history. Definitely my favourite female figure in history and one of the people I find most fascinating in general.

  • @user-vf3zi6we3g

    @user-vf3zi6we3g

    4 күн бұрын

    I think she was more than pretty, beautiful comes to mind.

  • @ahwell9984
    @ahwell99842 ай бұрын

    And that crown of hair - so beautiful!

  • @DiabolicalAngel
    @DiabolicalAngel2 ай бұрын

    Amazing what technology and talent make possible. Brilliant.

  • @kristine8338
    @kristine8338Ай бұрын

    A smart and keen look she had. A natural beauty.

  • @bunnymad5049
    @bunnymad50492 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. It was a hard life back then, with diseases so awful and so rampant. She was a most formidable woman, especially for her time. Kudos on your hard work. xxxx

  • @tricivenola8164
    @tricivenola8164Ай бұрын

    Of all the many "bring them back to life" channels today, I find yours the best. You take their actual features into account and truly bring them to life, with intelligence and humor. Thanks for the history- which also makes them come alive.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    Intelligence requires accuracy. None of this channel's efforts achieve that.

  • @JulieMelberg
    @JulieMelberg2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this beautiful gift!

  • @ladyliberty417
    @ladyliberty4172 ай бұрын

    She is stunning in your modern interpretation and I think she would like it!! She is no one’s fool in her expression and that is how I see her, thank you so much🥰✌🏼

  • @mohammadgaber-br4qj
    @mohammadgaber-br4qj2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful work of art

  • @amandadunn1238
    @amandadunn1238Ай бұрын

    What a striking and beautiful face! Can't take your eyes off of her.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    Those images are based on false portraits. Elizabeth was negroid.

  • @asbisi
    @asbisiАй бұрын

    Good job. You managed to translate her intelligence into your renditions. She looks so alive in your versions.

  • @abbynormal4740
    @abbynormal4740Ай бұрын

    Well, you have managed to depict the beauty, wit and charm of Elizabeth as no contemporary artist did. Marvelous! ✨

  • @cherylwood5202
    @cherylwood52022 ай бұрын

    Marvelous images! What a life she led...from peril to absolute power. Glorious red hair! I've never thought before to wonder at where that trait came from in the Tudors....???

  • @Bella-gj6wc
    @Bella-gj6wc2 ай бұрын

    She’s STUNNING!! Thanks!

  • @vlw4877
    @vlw48772 ай бұрын

    I think with the music and the stages of Elizabeth Ist facial changes brings on a realistic yet romantic quality. I love it!!!

  • @barryjacobs8524
    @barryjacobs85242 ай бұрын

    What are you talking about guilty conscience. That is really clever and she had beautiful red hair like her dad. Great to see how they really looked, well done. 😊

  • @libbyjensen1858
    @libbyjensen18582 ай бұрын

    WOW! Once again you've blown me away with your recreation!!

  • @Tara_Masika
    @Tara_Masika2 ай бұрын

    Elizabeth is one of the first Queens I remember from history growing up. Always having to imagine what she looked like in real life from flat pictures. I don't know how you manage to do this, but I am actually quite overcome with emotion. I feel somewhat privileged to look at and see her real face and even her smile. I can now put an actual face to the stories I remember ❤

  • @jlongino51823
    @jlongino518232 ай бұрын

    Elizabeth brought to life is a true gift. Thank you.

  • @murmursmeglos
    @murmursmeglosАй бұрын

    Perhaps the greatest ruler of England, I feel like her vision of the monarchy, as a 'beloved mother of the people' is what made the UK monarchy how it is today. It went through some major rough patches afterwards but I feel her image is one of the reasons why we've been so determined to hang onto it.

  • @anniematheson2335
    @anniematheson23352 ай бұрын

    Thank you for these beautiful images of Elizabeth 1. She is my favorite English Monarch and I have great respect for her. Your videos are always so well done; beautiful and informative. I enjoy them so very much. Thank you for all the time and hard work you put into them.

  • @screenname1

    @screenname1

    22 сағат бұрын

    She looked nothing like those images.

  • @carolewalker4587
    @carolewalker45872 ай бұрын

    A bit emotional watching this

  • @amydemars2039

    @amydemars2039

    2 ай бұрын

    Same! ❤️

  • @debbiestyer453

    @debbiestyer453

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @thesparkypilot

    @thesparkypilot

    Ай бұрын

    Same, I always cry when I watch these

  • @luisamoderno5381
    @luisamoderno53812 ай бұрын

    I loved thr first and the third ones. You are right: there is something noble and elegant about her features.

  • @JP-rx2zu
    @JP-rx2zuАй бұрын

    This was absolutely lovely; you did a wonderful job! I’ve always had a lot of love for Elizabeth, since childhood. Over the years, I’ve tried to put myself in her position, with the impossible pressures upon her as both a monarch and a woman, as well as the emotional stresses and traumas she undoubtedly faced throughout each stage her life. How she navigated it all, while still reigning so well for so long, I’ll never know. She was born by no choice of her own into the highest privilege, but had basically a serial killer for a father, and a murdered, defamed mother. Oh, and siblings, potential suitors, and other family members also willing to assassinate, assault, or drag her character through the mud to take her position or manipulate her. That woman had a keen intelligence, and extreme fortitude in the face of intrigue, manipulation, dangerous family drama, court politics, and intense sexism. I certainly couldn’t have done what she did. How she held it all together, I’ll never know.

  • @rebekahcalcote8308
    @rebekahcalcote83082 ай бұрын

    The modern picture has a touch of Glenn Close and Helen Merrin. The classic aging gracefully appearance. I love it!

  • @fayetaylor919

    @fayetaylor919

    26 күн бұрын

    I see Princess Anne with red hair!

  • @ls-kk4pq
    @ls-kk4pq2 ай бұрын

    This is one of the best recreations I have seen of Queen Elizabeth! Well done!

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    I don't get it. You mean to say you know what she looked like?

  • @charlottesshit
    @charlottesshit2 ай бұрын

    This is awesome! Thank you so much for constantly putting out well researched and made videos! love from australia :)

  • @djjamestobin

    @djjamestobin

    2 ай бұрын

    Ditto! Also location ditto! Haha

  • @RoyaltyNowStudios

    @RoyaltyNowStudios

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    Well researched false portraits.

  • @littlespinycactus
    @littlespinycactusАй бұрын

    For reasons I can't explain, that last smile moved me to tears.

  • @osanarivera2636
    @osanarivera26362 ай бұрын

    This fascination I have with the tudor bloodline just came to an all time high with these pictures of the Queen Elizabeth I. Don't get me wrong, your videos and theway you bring these people to life is always chillingly beautiful to me and more often than not I do tear up at ow these people become more real with these recreations. This one just really hit hard for reasons I can't even begin to try and fathom. Outstanding work as always. Your work never fails to touch me and my hyperfixation with women of history.

  • @imqxla67
    @imqxla672 ай бұрын

    This is beautifully done! Im in absolute awe.

  • @KPC-123
    @KPC-1232 ай бұрын

    Well Done! Elizabeth I is one of my heroes and she was one of two (her father being the other) of the most impactful English Monarchs ever. Henry 8th's contribution was rooted in his breaking away from the Catholic Church, which made England far more Protestant and that in turn made America a predominantly Protestant country as well. But Elizabeth I ruled with a steady hand (Pax Elizabeth lasted 40 years) guided by a profound sense of justice (and fairness) which help to start the long process whereupon people would stop killing each other for being Catholic or Protestant. The people began to adopt her lack of desire to 'make windows into men's souls' and instead left that to God.

  • @urmwhynot

    @urmwhynot

    Ай бұрын

    Henry was a beast. Not sure why you would have sentiment for his Protestantism since that only came about so he could divorce freely, leading to the untimely and unfair deaths of his wives

  • @user-ov5ib5nf5b

    @user-ov5ib5nf5b

    Ай бұрын

    Yes he set up the Church of England with him as the version of the Pope so he could steal the wealth of the churches and the Catholics. Henry was a spendthrift and out would no give him more. She was a slaver, taking Irish prisoner, running them down, men women and children, selling to Americans and stocking her own cruel plantations with Church of England hierarchy. They branded them on the foreheads, said they had no souls. Just literate when the English and Americans most,y were illiterate.

  • @Laurelin70

    @Laurelin70

    Ай бұрын

    The process was long indeed. And "stopping killing each other" only came at the expenses of English Catholics, who were virtually segregated from public life and publicly despised since then.

  • @katfrench5003
    @katfrench50032 ай бұрын

    I love your videos and the work you do on faces from history.

  • @lindapesnell5723
    @lindapesnell5723Ай бұрын

    I personally think that Elizabeth is a beautiful woman❤️

  • @jmcd2955
    @jmcd29552 ай бұрын

    Stunningly amazing! I am still smiling back. Thank you.

  • @davidevans3227

    @davidevans3227

    18 күн бұрын

    even now it's stopped i'm still smiling 🙂

  • @cookielady7662
    @cookielady7662Ай бұрын

    She's lovely. Great job bringing her to life.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    It looks nothing like her description.

  • @user-sx6eu4rg2x
    @user-sx6eu4rg2x2 ай бұрын

    I think she was very pretty! She kind of had the Princess Royal's head shape in today's rendition. Awesome video!

  • @jgw5491

    @jgw5491

    2 ай бұрын

    That is what I noticed. She looked rather like Princess Anne.

  • @marshawargo7238
    @marshawargo72382 ай бұрын

    You always give much justice & beauty to your recreations! Excellent Work!

  • @RuthZeeck
    @RuthZeeckАй бұрын

    The last image - in the turtleneck - truly speaks to me. There is mischief and intelligence in those dark eyes. She is regal yet approachable. We can see a flash of her charming personality but at the same time, we sense this woman, in her own words, has “the heart and stomach of a king”. For me, this image captures the woman known to history as Elizabeth the Great.

  • @jillymck51
    @jillymck51Ай бұрын

    Wonderful !!!! Elizabeth has always fascinated me. Such an amazing Woman and Queen, to hold her own in a male dominated world. Your final portraits are absolutely stunning !!! When my English Mother passed away she was described in the eulogy as Fierce as Queen Boudicca and as Regal as Queen Elizabeth 1. Something Bold must run through the English blood to produce such amazing women ❤ Thank you for this video .

  • @lorrainemarcketta3011
    @lorrainemarcketta30112 ай бұрын

    Beautiful! Having created portraits for some years, I do so love to see expressions emerge in the human face. This was wonderful! Thank you! ❤

  • @clothespo
    @clothespo2 ай бұрын

    I love diving in the past with this channel. Thank you!

  • @Onyxnad
    @Onyxnad2 ай бұрын

    I can listen to your voice all day!! Thank you for another video! 💞

  • @christineingram55
    @christineingram552 ай бұрын

    You have made her look beautiful.Its the smile as her eyes light up that makes her beautiful.She was allegedly prone to having bad tempers,a bit like her father I guess.She also had wooden dentures because her teeth were so mad.I dread to think how they looked ,I am not sure if they survived..You did a fabulous job as always bringing her to life 🥰

  • @PADARM
    @PADARMАй бұрын

    She looks strong and regal but at the same time kind, empathic. She had to be strong for her People and her enemies.

  • @danamaxwell1004

    @danamaxwell1004

    20 күн бұрын

    I wouldn't say she was empathetic. Look at what she did to her own cousin, Mary Queen of Scots! Off that pretty head! I'd say she is a chip off her crazy father's block.😮😢

  • @jennyd4421
    @jennyd44212 ай бұрын

    Seeing this sent shivers down my spine....

  • @globalheart
    @globalheart2 ай бұрын

    These efforts are your finest yet, and as fine as any ever could be. You didn't lose a thing from the portrait, and your beautiful rendering of her eyes brought tears to my own! Exquisitely wrought in every detail... I've wished for years to meet her..and I truly feel i just did. 😊❤thank you❤

  • @vallinobblitt3977
    @vallinobblitt39772 ай бұрын

    Once again.,.... Bravo! Well done!! I look forward to your videos. Never fails to amaze me.

  • @claudinewooley7590
    @claudinewooley75902 ай бұрын

    She’s truly beautiful. Thank you 😊

  • @junedraper6924
    @junedraper69242 ай бұрын

    Seeing Queen Elizabeth 1st Brough to life,amazing she was beautiful.

  • @maggiemontgomery8400

    @maggiemontgomery8400

    Ай бұрын

    Beautifully done, you made Elizabeth come alive ! Her life was lived for her country. She was an intelligent woman and spoke several languages. She ceetainly deserves a very important place in history. Thank you so much for your painstaking work !

  • @TuckerSP2011
    @TuckerSP20112 ай бұрын

    You've really brought her to life! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @dschultz6361
    @dschultz63612 ай бұрын

    I think she’s beautiful. Her features are light and graceful. Her features are very noble. ❤

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    The images on this channel are made up, and mostly based on iconoclastic paintings and ignorance. She looked nothing like this. Her true appearance would likely offend you.

  • @irenemwrench8594

    @irenemwrench8594

    19 күн бұрын

    I do too.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    And yet it looks nothing like five eyewitness descriptions confirming she was negroid.

  • @xoxohonna
    @xoxohonna2 ай бұрын

    Adding better eyebrows as you did made a big difference. My complexion is like hers, I don't own any eyebrows either. I have to create them.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    You're black?

  • @MsAnts11
    @MsAnts112 ай бұрын

    Big fan of your channel! I particularly love the modern day version, you've captured a sparkle in her eye which I am sure was part of her charm 😍 It actually reminds me of someone - a modern-day actress, perhaps, but I can't think of who.

  • @kezzoliver
    @kezzoliverАй бұрын

    Tha last image you created made me smile right along with it. So beautiful and such a feeling of warmth coming from it. Well done x

  • @elkesavala6221
    @elkesavala6221Ай бұрын

    Beautiful Video. What a stifling life the queen lived, the dresses say it all

  • @_itssofie_
    @_itssofie_2 ай бұрын

    Elizabeth was beautiful! Maybe not that beautiful, but yet pretty!! I feel like these recreations are the most accurate recreations I've ever seen!! Elizabeth didn't want the future to see her aging, so i understand she didn't want her wrinkles to show in her portraits!

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    26 күн бұрын

    Seems as if she didn't want them to see her olivaster, swarthy complexion either.

  • @lindamarshall-wc4yt

    @lindamarshall-wc4yt

    7 күн бұрын

    Alabaster is pale white. And Elizabeth had a pale completion as did her mother. The swarthy completion came from a Spanish ambassador who was trying to be insulting about Anne Boleyn. He was trying to make out that she must have been a witch for Henry to prefer her over Catherine of Aragon. Therefore he has to make her sound as ugly as possible to appease her parents. It is thought he never even saw her, much less met her.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    @@lindamarshall-wc4yt Olivaster, not Alabaster.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    @@lindamarshall-wc4yt 3. Sanuto made the claim about Anne's complexion in a personal diary, which had nothing to do with any accusation of witchcraft.

  • @expected707

    @expected707

    7 күн бұрын

    @@lindamarshall-wc4yt 4. In Alison Weir's book Elizabeth is also described as having a swarthy complexion, "like that of her mother."

  • @devynglass3781
    @devynglass3781Ай бұрын

    Beautifully done ❤

  • @MaybeLikeWater
    @MaybeLikeWaterАй бұрын

    The modern interpretation is masterful! Bravo!

  • @rodv4
    @rodv4Ай бұрын

    Your talent is beyond amazing. Seeing so many of these famous people from history brought to life has brought tears to my eyes more than once. Please keep bringing people from the past back to life so we can see them in our lifetimes! BRAVO! ❤

  • @allenquartermane6134
    @allenquartermane61342 ай бұрын

    Since stumbling onto your channel 2 days ago, I am now addicted to the incredible work you do ! You combine some history with the photography and done in such a beautiful way. Naturally I subbed here! Bravo!

  • @Linda-td5si
    @Linda-td5si2 ай бұрын

    Hauntingly beautiful. Thank you for this!❤

  • @Anna-ss4sf
    @Anna-ss4sfАй бұрын

    I like your modern portrait of her the best. It seems to capture her power and psychological complexity as well as her unconventional beauty.

  • @garancewatford1970
    @garancewatford1970Ай бұрын

    I had seen the previous version of this and was awe struck. I felt very emotional looking at this reconstruction. Always felt very close to this amazing queen since very young g .What an amazing work.

  • @stefaniekuzminski9575
    @stefaniekuzminski95752 ай бұрын

    Absolutely glorious and so beautifully executed! Thank you so much for this!

  • @Kat_K_
    @Kat_K_2 ай бұрын

    Fantastic transformation to present time with turtle neck top. Thx for sharing!

  • @GregoryTheGr8ster
    @GregoryTheGr8sterАй бұрын

    Your final image of her makes her look wise, yet delicate.

  • @juliemenzies6387
    @juliemenzies63872 ай бұрын

    I’m finding this quite emotional

  • @adrianexo21
    @adrianexo212 ай бұрын

    i think this was a really good rendition of her. she was much prettier than she thought she was. i believe the statements about her being extremely charming and witty were accurate too. i bet she was really something and had a good heart.

  • @alishaberrey4479
    @alishaberrey44792 ай бұрын

    I would love to see a comparison of your recreations of the whole Tudor family along with Anne Boleyn/ Mary Queen of Scotts, Mary Tudor, etc. You can see some of the similarities in the portraits. I would lvoe to see your analysis of the traits they shared and how they compare inyour recreations.

  • @user-bg1eo7lo9u
    @user-bg1eo7lo9uАй бұрын

    Exquisite! You captured the queen's delicate, pensive expressions so masterfully. And the music...glorious✨❤✨ What a talented team you are! Thank you both very much.

  • @nicolaaustralia1
    @nicolaaustralia1Ай бұрын

    I love the way you bring a smile to Elizabeth’s face, it’s like I see through to her soul. Just amazing work Thank you for your artistic rendition of Queen Elizabeth I ✨

  • @johnmassoud930
    @johnmassoud9302 ай бұрын

    Just love your channel - thanks for doing this, makes them seem so human!

  • @antoinettefrance4953
    @antoinettefrance49532 ай бұрын

    I love what you have done with the portraits you used. It's remarkably what you do. I've always thought she was attractive, maybe not a beauty by the standards of that time, but she most certainly wasn't unattractive. Your recreation of her in modern times her looks are striking, elegant, refined, to me I think if she were alive today she could bring any room to silence as she walked in, there was something about her in all her portraits and you captured that I the modern image.

  • @Justificus
    @Justificus2 ай бұрын

    This was the best reconstruction brought forward to date. It is important to use the historical portraits, and all to often, the reconstructions veer too far away from the paintings as a reliable source material. As little artistic license as possible should be the goal of modern reconstructions, as the original artists of these portraits have already taken liberties enough for various reasons, and accuracy was never the goal over the desired viewing effect that Elizabeth the First would have wanted. She was the first and last to approve, or not, if the likeness was insufficient to her satisfaction.

  • @lynnekern3998
    @lynnekern3998Ай бұрын

    Amazing! I believe you captured her spirit.

  • @Anita-rq9ev
    @Anita-rq9ev2 ай бұрын

    Your work is wonderful, love it 😊

  • @darthkahn45
    @darthkahn452 ай бұрын

    I like how you made a point of darkening her skin slightly for realism. Am I right in saying that "fairness" around the time was seen in women as a sign of purity, virginity etc and a desirable completion. So makes sense that even pre smallpox she would want to be seen as pure white even then.

  • @costrio
    @costrio2 ай бұрын

    I love the "coming to life" sequences. One of my favorite historical icons. I suggest that the style of the neck frills and the heavy clothing styles were due to being in a cold period (Little Ice Age) thingy. The Romans didn't wear neck frills, I think. :) I love these windows into past personalities. Thanks.

  • @FRM2010
    @FRM2010Ай бұрын

    Stunning work. Simply stunning. Thank you for sharing. 😊

  • @laraanne5133
    @laraanne51332 ай бұрын

    I love thsi channel for realllll ❤❤

  • @RoyaltyNowStudios

    @RoyaltyNowStudios

    2 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @kimberlainodriscoll4781
    @kimberlainodriscoll4781Ай бұрын

    If that's accurate, she resembled Meryl Streep.

  • @chrishalstead4405

    @chrishalstead4405

    26 күн бұрын

    I rather think that it would be Meryl Streep who resembles Elizabeth….😂

  • @vanessadalpiaz6423
    @vanessadalpiaz64232 ай бұрын

    Gosh I love these videos. Your calming voice, the lovely look back at history, and the beautiful recreations, it’s all just 🤌🏼

  • @jennifernewmanart
    @jennifernewmanartАй бұрын

    Brilliant ! To see your renderings of the queen at the end was amazing , i was thouroghly enthralled

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