Queen Elizabeth I Kept A Fractious England Together and Launched An Empire
She marshaled absolute power and defeated the Spanish Armada
Elizabeth II’s namesake, Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England from 1558 to 1603, was one strong woman, who by force of will and strength kept England together. She was probably the most shining and successful example of a benevolent monarch
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