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
Elizabeth I quotes about
strong two may
who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight ...
religious jesus two
If there were two princes in Christendom who had good will and courage, it would be very easy to reconcile the religious difficulties; there is only one Jesus Christ and one faith, and all the rest is a dispute over trifles.
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.
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.
friends adversity special
It has been always held for a special principle in friendship that prosperity provideth but adversity proveth friends ...
able affection fear-of-death
I have never been able to be so allured by the prospect of advantages or so terrified by misfortunes, swayed by honours or fettered by affection, nay not even so smitten by the fear of death, as to enter upon marriage.
queens scots lows
[On being told Mary, Queen of Scots, was taller than she:] Then she is too high, for I myself am neither too high nor too low.