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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Queen_of_Scots_(2018_film)
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had a child or named an heir
Correction
Elizabeth I never had children and (during her life) refused to name an heir; she did not “have a child or name an heir.”
Full reasoning
The post’s epilogue sentence asserts that Elizabeth I “had a child or named an heir.” Historically, Elizabeth I is widely documented as having **no children**, and she **refused to name an heir** for most of her reign.
* **No children:** TIME’s fact-check/feature on the film states Elizabeth “chose never to marry or have children.”
* **Did not name an heir:** The UK National Archives’ educational resource on Elizabeth’s last known letter to James VI explains that, even though many expected James to succeed, Elizabeth “refused to name him her heir” until the very end.
Because the post claims the opposite (that she *had a child* or *named an heir*), the statement is factually incorrect.
2 sources
- The True Story Behind Mary Queen of Scots | TIME
“She chose never to marry or have children…”
- Elizabeth I to James VI, 1603 - The National Archives
“…even now, in the last few weeks of her life, she refused to name him her heir.”