How often did Queen Elizabeth I bathe?

See: Stephen Tempest's answer to Is it true that Europeans during the 16th and 17th century rarely bathed? read more

People did not bathe very much. Queen Elizabeth I said, “I take a bath once a month whether I need it or not.” The medical opinion of the day was that certain fabrics protected the body from disease, which ostensibly entered through the skin when the pores were exposed. Such a notion supported a lifestyle of minimal bathing. read more

In the1540’s, Henry VIII installed a bath at Whitehall more luxurious and sophisticated than even the Hampton Court bath but we are still none the wiser as to how often Henry actually used the baths. read more