“Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my Crown, that I have reigned with your loves.”

— Elizabeth I · Love quote

“Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my Crown, that I have reigned with your loves.”

— 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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