1603年2月,諾丁漢伯爵夫人 (Catherine Carey, Countess of Nottingham) 逝世,呢個女兒係佢表兄弟同好朋友嘅姪女,Lady Knollys,呢個病係特別嚴重.喺三月,伊麗莎白病咗,身處"穩定而無法移除嘅憂鬱狀態",坐喺枕頭上唔動咗好幾個鐘頭.當羅伯特·塞西爾話佢要去睡覺時,佢話:"Must isn't a word to use to princes, little man. She died on March 243 at Richmond Palace, between two and three in the morning".幾個鐘之後,塞西爾同議會喺 1603 年 3 月 24 日喺理士蒙德宮,凌晨兩點到三點之間去世.幾小時後,塞西爾同議會將佢哋嘅計劃定喺現代嘅動態上,宣佈伊麗莎白王長老嘅死亡.
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