Elizabeth playing the lute. Painted by Nicholas Hilliard c. 1580
The Bridgeman Art Library, London
The Family of Henry VIII
Left to right: Philip and Mary with War, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth I with Peace and Plenty
National Museum of Wales, on loan to Sudeley Castle
Stained glass window of Elizabeth
At St. Mary’s Church, Sudeley Castle;
Photograph by Lara E. Eakins
I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.
Elizabeth I
Wax figure of Elizabeth I based on the Ermine Portrait.
At Madame Tussaud’s, London. Photograph by Lara E. Eakins
“The Ermine Portrait”. Painted in 1585 by Nicholas Hilliard
In the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury; On Display at Hatfield House
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.
Elizabeth I
I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.
Elizabeth I
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