She Couldn’t Take Advantage Of Her Beauty Any Longer
Queen Elizabeth I used her beauty to her advantage before being diagnosed with smallpox. It aided her in influencing others in a male-dominated world. She was now scarred with scars, which the queen believed would jeopardize her status as ruler. So she started applying the Venetian ceruse makeup, hoping that the white paint would cover up much of her scarring. The queen was rarely seen without her face adorned after that.
She Couldn’t Take Advantage Of Her Beauty Any Longer
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