I see, and say nothing.
Video et taceo.
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Elizabeth I of England
Queen of England (r. 1558-1603), last Tudor monarch. Demoted to bastard when her mother Anne Boleyn was beheaded, jailed under Mary I, she became queen at 25 and ruled 44 years, defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Elizabeth I of England's Other Quotes
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.
I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown, that I have reigned with your loves.
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