Quotes by Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife, who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth's birth.

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

Singles & DatingQueen Elizabeth I

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A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

ConscienceQueen Elizabeth I

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

KingQueen Elizabeth I

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I know I have 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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Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.

Queen Elizabeth I

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