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
strong two may
who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight ...
heart lions may
I may not be a lion,but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart
queens son may
Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry.
loss may rewards
Let the good service of well-deservers be never rewarded with loss. Let their thanks be such as may encourage more strivers for the like.
may greater
Ye may have a greater prince, but ye shall never have a more loving prince.
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.
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.
found harper
Hang Irish harpers wherever found.