Toxic Downfall
Despite her supreme status and monumental achievements, Elizabeth was still only human, like the rest of us. Her extreme beauty routine would be penned as one of the most lethal contributors to her demise. She was 69 years old when she finally passed away. In her older age, she began balding. She was also prone to heavy fatigue, memory loss, and digestion problems. In modern times, a doctor might have diagnosed Elizabeth with lead poisoning.
Toxic Downfall
Perfect Poisoning
Is it fair to say that the great queen’s insistence on appearing flawless, no matter the cost, would be her Achilles’ heel? We might never know for sure, as Elizabeth maintained that no one should examine her corpse upon her passing. All that we can go on are the related accounts and rumors that circled the queen during her life, as well as her passing. Some even claimed that she was not a virgin, and even more shockingly, that she was not even female. Proving whether her vanity was what caused her death is then ultimately guesswork.
Perfect Poisoning
