She sent Sir Walter Raleigh to found a colony in America in 1584, which he named Virginia after the virgin Queen Elizabeth. Elizabeth was made aware of a plot against her which questionably implicated her captive Catholic cousin Mary-Queen of Scots.
Blood loss is the most common cause of anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia. Blood loss can be short term or persist over time. Heavy menstrual periods or bleeding in the digestive or urinary tract can cause blood loss. Surgery, trauma, or cancer also can cause blood loss. If a lot of blood is lost, the body may lose enough red blood cells to cause anemia.
Additional symptoms may occur depending on the underlying cause. There are three main types of anemia: that due to blood loss, that due to decreased red blood cell production and that due to increased red blood cell breakdown. Causes of blood loss include trauma and gastrointestinal bleeding, among others.