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I would not open windows into men's souls.

Elizabeth I

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Elizabeth I
Age: 69 †
Born: 1533
Born: September 7
Died: 1603
Died: March 24
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Queen Of England
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The Virgin Queen
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Good Queen Bess
Elizabeth I
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the Virgin Queen Elizabeth
Queen of England Elisabetta I
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