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“Esquires of the Body, one of her women would climb in alongside Elizabeth or lie on a truckle bed nearby. Insomnia was a recurrent problem for Elizabeth and a number of medical treatises from the time gave advice on how to get a good night’s sleep.”
― Anna Whitelock, Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court

“We know Elizabeth was both an insomniac and scared of the dark. All her worries were magnified in the darkness of her Bedchamber at night. It was here that she might have second thoughts about decisions made in the light of day, be haunted by fears of her enemies and plagued by vivid nightmares. Sharing a bed with a sleeping companion of the same sex was a common practice at the time, providing warmth, comfort and security; but being the Queen of England’s bedfellow was a position of the greatest trust, bringing close and intimate access to Elizabeth.”
― Anna Whitelock, Elizabeth's Bedfellows: An Intimate History of the Queen's Court