Let this my discipline stand you in good stead of sorer strokes, never to tempt too far a Prince’s patience.
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| — | Elizabeth I to Parliament (via i-gloriana) |
The failure of the Spanish Armada
1587 - English blew up the Spanish cork factory. Without cork for their barrels of fresh water, the Spanish Armada couldn’t sail
1588 - English sailed flaming ships. The Armada panicked and set sail. The strong wind destroyed more than 50 of their ships
1595 - Caused minor damage in a little village in Cornwall
1596 - Storms off the Spanish coast destroyed the fleet
1597 - Once again, storms destroyed the fleet
Queen Elizabeth I
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1595-ca.1600 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Hilliard, Nicholas, born 1542 - died 1619 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour on vellum
n the 1580s the political and religious temperature of Europe rose. Threats to the Queen’s safety increased, especially from Spain, and the fashion for wearing the Queen’s image to express loyalty and devotion became established. From the late 1580s there was a proliferation of portraits of the Queen.
I cry and yet am made of stone, I seem stock mute inside I pray
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| — | Adapted from the poetry of Elizabeth I. Soundtrack of the Virgin Queen. (via theinsideofmysoul) |
Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots.
Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII. Mary, Queen of Scots was the granddaughter of Henry VIII’s sister Margaret and King James V of Scotland There relationship was at best strained. Mary claimed to be the rightful heir to the English throne as Elizabeth was considered a Bastard by Catholic Europe. Marys claim to the Throne derived from her Grandmother Queen Margret of Scotland. Much to the Annoyence of Elizabeth Mary Impailed her Coat of Arms with that of England’s to show her claim to the Throne. When Mary was Deposed in Scotland she fled to England expecting her cousin to restore her to her throne, boy was she mistaken! Elizabeth had her arrested. They apparently never met even though Elizabeth held Mary captive for many years at various castles and houses around the country. Eventually, Mary was implicated in several plots to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, which she strenuously denied, was imprisoned by Elizabeth for eighteen years and then executed for treason in 1587. Her death warrant was signed by Queen Elizabeth. there is some suggestion that she was tricked into signing the death warrant by her advisers
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,
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As for my own part, I care not for death, for all men are mortal; and though I be a woman, yet I have as good a courage answerable to my place as ever my father had. I am your anointed queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am indeed endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the realm in my petticoat, I were able to live in any place of Christendom.
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Queen Elizabeth I A Speech to a Joint Delegation of Lords and Commons, November 5, 1566 (via q-u-o-t-a-t-i-o-n-s) |
I love your blog! And I love Elizabeth! Do you know if any of her dresses survive today? I would love to see them.
AnonymousSorry for the delay, I’ve been busy with work. After the Death of Elizabeth in 1603, her vast collection of dresses went to Anne of Denmark Wife of King James. Currently the only thing that exists to my knowledge is riding gloves, stockings, (which you can find at Hatfeild House) a corset and a pair of her Pearls are attached to the State Crown Queen Elizabeth II wears to open Parliament.
Riding Gloves— http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2138924/The-royal-wave-Queen-Elizabeth-Is-coronation-gauntlet-goes-Selfridges-London.html
