Elizabeth I of England - God Quotes

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I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.

Elizabeth I of England

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 endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.

Elizabeth I of England

[To the Countess of Nottingham] God may forgive you, but I never can.

Elizabeth I of England

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Elizabeth I of England

I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people. Therefore I have cause to wish nothing more than to content the subject and that is a duty which I owe. Neither do I desire to live longer days than I may see your prosperity and that is my only desire.

Elizabeth I of England

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

Elizabeth I of England

I think that, at the worst, God has not yet ordained that England shall perish.

Elizabeth I of England

When asked whether she believed in Christ's presence in the Sacrament:

'Twas God the word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it;
And what the word did make it;
That I believe, and take it.

Elizabeth I of England

By your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.

Elizabeth I of England

I am come amongst you, as you see at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all — to lay down for my God, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.

Elizabeth I of England

I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God that I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat, I were able to live in any place in Christome.

Elizabeth I of England

Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects.

Elizabeth I of England