Talk:Elizabeth I of England

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 * All my possessions for a moment in time.
 * Reputedly her last words


 * Although I may not be a lion, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can.
 * To Parliament, on the Dauphin of France


 * I am already bound unto an husband, which is the kingdom of England.
 * To Parliament


 * I will have one mistress here, and no master! No man shall rule over me
 * Reputedly said to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester


 * I would not open windows into men's souls.
 * Attributed to her by Francis Bacon; said to be her response when refusing to sanction an investigation into whether her subjects were secretly Catholic.


 * My lords, the past cannot be cured.
 * Statement to Parliament


 * She almost reluctantly learns to admire her strength and convictions as another powerful, determined woman.
 * To Parliament


 * There is a small proportion betwixt a fool who useth not wit because he hath it not and him that useth it not when it should avail him.
 * To Parliament


 * There is but one Lord, Jesus Christ. One faith.  All else is a dispute over trifles.
 * On the Protestant/Catholic divide


 * What will my enemies not say, that for the safety of her life a maiden queen could be content to spill the blood even of her own kinswoman?
 * Said to the council when besought to sign Mary Queen of Scots' death warrant


 * You are like my little dog. Whenever they see you, they know I am not far behind.
 * Reputedly said to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester


 * Jesus! Thirteen Thousand!
 * (said to the Archbishop Of Canterbury when he complained about his difficulties in finding enough priests to fill the 13,000 parishes in England)