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The Tudors: Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Popularly she was known as "The Virgin Queen" and the "Good Queen Bess." Edmund Spenser honored her as "Gloriana" in his 1590 masterpiece, The Faerie Queene. Will Durant called her "The Great Queen" in his monumental The Story of Civilization. In the eyes of history, Elizabeth represents the apex as well as the conclusion of … Continue reading The Tudors: Elizabeth I (1558-1603) →

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