Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Iwas Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth7 September 1533
CityGreenwich, England
death names dying
The name of a successor is like the tolling of my own death-bell!
names deception different
I would gladly chastise those who represent things as different from what they are. Those who steal property or make counterfeit money are punished, and those ought to be still more severely dealt with who steal away or falsify the good name of a prince.
years names two
I am no lover of pompous title, but only desire that my name may be recorded in a line or two, which shall briefly express my name, my virginity, the years of my reign, the reformation of religion under it, and my preservation of peace.
god qualities realm thank turned violence
I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.
admire almost determined learns strength
she almost reluctantly learns to admire her strength and convictions as another powerful, determined woman.
bear crown glorious king pleasure wear
To be a king and wear a crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it.
educational eye sight
Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age.
tree deeds fruit
Words are leaves, the substance consists of deeds, which are the true fruits of a good tree.
settling parliament duty
[To Parliament, when it urged her to marry and settle the succession:] You attend to your own duties and I'll perform mine.
sight views world
we Princes are set as it were upon stages, in the sight and view of all the world. The least spot is soon spied in our garments, a blemish quickly noticed in our doings.
dog bark delegation
I don't keep a dog and bark myself.
discrimination lord inequality
Had I been crested, not cloven, my Lords, you had not treated me thus.
strong two may
who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight ...
friends adversity special
It has been always held for a special principle in friendship that prosperity provideth but adversity proveth friends ...