Mask Of Youth
At court, only the women in Elizabeth’s personal circle were allowed to see what was underneath the makeup. As the lethal lead concoction ate away at the queen’s skin, her true visage became more terrifying. They kept quiet, and Elizabeth’s beauty image was mostly unaffected thanks to her “mask of youth,” which she affectionately referred to as.
Mask Of Youth
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They Saw Her Bared Face
On the other hand, at least once, Elizabeth’s immaculately manicured appearance slipped. Because he was tired of being kept waiting, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex and a previous favorite of the queen, barged into the royal bedroom. Before she had done putting her makeup on, he noticed the Queen there.
They Saw Her Bared Face
