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Be always faithful to me, as I always desire to keep you in peace and if there have been wiser kings, none has ever loved you more than I have.

Elizabeth I

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Elizabeth I
Age: 69 †
Born: 1533
Born: September 7
Died: 1603
Died: March 24
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If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.
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[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!
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Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.
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For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.
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