#virgin queen

[look-at-a-speck-on-the-ground]

was admiring the size of this soldier ant in comparison to the worker ant when i saw a virgin queen emerge!

[jamalone]

Shaun in The Virgin Queen (Elizabeth 1st), playing the Earl of Southampton. He was an interesting character in English history as he sponsored a poor playwright called William Shakespeare and brought him to London... also known as the most handsome man in England!

[mametupa]

My favourite Tudor person: Queen Elizabeth I.

[nike-apteros]

Her Majesty on film...👑

Bette Davis in "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" 1939

And "The Virgin Queen" 1955

And one of my personal favourites. Dame Flora Robson in "Fire over England" 1937

And again in "The Sea Hawk 1940

Here, her Majesty gives her view on English ships and the Spanish Ambassador 😁

Vivat Regina Elizabetha 👑👑♥️

[blackswaneuroparedux]

My loving people,

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.

I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.

I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the mean time, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.

- Queen Elizabeth I speech, July 1588

The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 has long been held as one of England's greatest military achievements. This document records the famous speech delivered by Queen Elizabeth to her troops who were assembled at Tilbury Camp to defend the country against a Spanish invasion. The successful defence of the Kingdom against invasion on such an unprecedented scale boosted the prestige of England's Queen Elizabeth I and encouraged a sense of English pride and nationalism. In the speech, Elizabeth defends her strength as a female leader, saying "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too".

[marythequeen]

It was a spurious appeal to English nationalism, a providential version of history, intended to make Roman Catholicism suitably English. England was, in Pole’s view, the chosen Catholic nation. God “by providence hath given this realm prerogative of nobility above other,” and Mary was deemed its savior. “When all light of true religion seemed utterly extinct, as the churches defaced and altars overthrown … in a few remained the confession of Christ’s faith, namely in the breast of the Queen’s excellency.” When people conspired against her and “policies were devised to disinherit her, and armed power prepared to destroy her … she being a virgin, helpless, naked and unarmed, prevailed, and had the victory over tyrants.” Mary was the Virgin Queen who had restored the national religion.

princess, bastard, queen by anna whitelock

[mvaljean525]

I grieve and dare not show my discontent, I love and yet am forced to seem to hate, I do, yet dare not say I ever meant, I seem stark mute but inwardly to prate. I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned. Since from myself another self I turned.

My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it, Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done. His too familiar care doth make me rue it. No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be supprest.

Some gentler passion slide into my mind, For I am soft and made of melting snow; Or be more cruel, love, and so be kind. Let me or float or sink, be high or low. Or let me live with some more sweet content, Or die and so forget what love ere meant.

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On Monsieur's Departure

Queen Elizabeth I  1533-1603

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Graphic - English School, circa 1585-1590

[killem-all-if-they-wont-eat-cake]

Queen Elizabeth I in the 1560s

“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”