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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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