Elizabeth I of England - Woman Quotes

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I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm.

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

I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.

Elizabeth I of England

If I am to disclose to you what I should prefer if I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married!

Reply to an imperial envoy

Elizabeth I of England

I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.

Elizabeth I of England

There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue

Elizabeth I of England