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Elizabeth I

Born

in London, England

January 10, 1533

Died

March 24, 1603

Genre

Politics, Nonfiction, Poetry

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Elizabeth I succeeded Mary I, her sister, as Queen of England and Ireland in 1558. Her reign saw the reestablishment of Protestantism as the country's official religion, as well as the defeat of the Spanish armada in 1588, and significant domestic prosperity and literary achievement.

Elizabeth's subjects expected her to marry and to produce an heir to continue the Tudor line, but despite numerous courtships, she never married. Instead, she became celebrated for her virginity and became known as "the Virgin Queen."

In the famous Elizabethan era, playwrights, such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe led the flourishing of drama amid the seafaring prowess of adventurers, such as Sir Francis Drake.

After the short reigns of her half-si ...more

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	Collected Works by Elizabeth I, Leah Sinanoglou Marcus (Editor), Janel Mueller (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speech to the Troops at Tilbury 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1588	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Monsieur’s Departure 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Life in Letters by Elizabeth I, Felix Pryor 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doubt of Future Foes 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Works 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems of Queen Elizabeth I by Elizabeth I, Leicester Bradner 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1964 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters of Queen Elizabeth I by Elizabeth I (Editor), G.B. Harrison really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters of Queen Elizabeth and King James VI. of Scotland; some of them printed from originals in the possession of the Rev. Edward Ryder, and others from a ms. which formerly belonged to Sir Peter Thompson, kt 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1968 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth and Mary Tudor: Printed Writings 1500–1640: Series I, Part Two, Volume 5 (The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential ... Writings, 1500-1640: Series I, Part Two) by Elizabeth I, Mary I 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.”
― Queen Elizabeth I

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“The past can not be cured.”
― Queen Elizabeth I

tags: elizabeth, life

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“If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.”
― Elizabeth I, Collected Works

tags: bachelorhood, british-monarchy, british-royal-family, dignity, empowerment, freedom, independence, marriage, matrimony, preference, queens, self-determination, self-reliance, singles, spinsters, women

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