Elizabeth I Queen

Gender: Female
Citizenship: England
Born: Sep 7, 1533
Died: Mar 24, 1603

Queen Elizabeth I claimed the English throne in 1558 at the age of 25. She ruled for 44 years, until her death in 1603. Elizabeth I was born the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Although a princess, Elizabeth was declared illegitimate through political machinations. Eventually, she took the crown when her half-sister, Mary Tudor, died. During her reign, Elizabeth I: established Protestantism in England; defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588; maintained peace inside her previously divided country; and created an environment where the arts flourished.

As a long-ruling queen of England, Elizabeth I governed over a relative stable and prosperous England for 44 years. The Elizabethan era is named for her.

I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people. thankful

Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested. faith

A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head. strength

There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God. religion

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. alone

Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts. fear & nature

Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states. death & war

I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman. love

Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government. government