A watan Fabrairun 1603, mutuwar Catherine Carey, Countess of Nottingham, 'yar'uwar dan uwanta da kuma abokiyar abokinta Lady Knollys, ta zo ne a matsayin wani abu mai ban mamaki. A watan Maris, Elizabeth ta yi rashin lafiya kuma ta kasance a cikin "tsayawa da rashin tausayi", kuma ta zauna ba tare da motsawa ba a kan matashin kai na tsawon sa'o'i. Lokacin da Robert Cecil ya gaya mata cewa dole ne ta kwanta, sai ta yi fushi: "Ba dole ba ne kalma ta yi amfani da sarakuna, ɗan ƙaramin mutum. "Ta mutu a ranar 24 ga Maris, 1603 a Richmond Palace, tsakanin biyu da uku a cikin safiya. Bayan 'yan sa'o'i, Cecil da majalisar sun saita shirye-shiryen su a cikin motsi na zamani kuma sun yi shelar mutuwar Sarki James.
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