I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.Elizabeth I
“I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.”
“I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.”
— ELIZABETH I
Queen of England · 1533 – 1603
The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I reigned over England from 1558 to 1603, an era of flourishing arts, exploration and naval triumph. Never married, she famously declared herself wedded to her kingdom and defended it against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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