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

— Elizabeth I · Life quote

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

— 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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