A Long and Illustrious History
What was Elizabeth I's relationship to Mary I?
AMary was Elizabeth's mother
BElizabeth was Mary's half-sister (both daughters of Henry VIII) ✓
CMary was Elizabeth's aunt
DThey were cousins
Explanation
Elizabeth I and Mary I were both daughters of Henry VIII — making them half-sisters. Mary's mother was Catherine of Aragon; Elizabeth's mother was Anne Boleyn.
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