[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that a marble stone shall declare that a Queen, having reigned such a time, lived and died a virgin.

Elizabeth I
[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that...
[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that...
[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that...
[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that...
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Queen Elizabeth I was one of the most influential monarchs in English history. When she died in 1603, she was 46 years old and had ruled for nearly 30 years. As a young girl, she survived the Spanish Armada, the English civil war, and the plague. At 20, she married Prince Phillip of Spain.

At 26, she gave birth to her only child, the future King Charles I. At 40, she became queen of England. By 50, she was controlling England through her ministers and by 60, she was known as one of the wisest monarchs in history.

Source: Collected Works

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