Married herself to the Queen of Glory of her state -- Elizabeth I.
One of the most legendary queens in England, she was supposed to be out of the throne.
Elizabeth I, had been banished as an illegitimate daughter by Henry VIII and then banished to the people,
How did she work her way up and eventually create an empire that sun never sets?
This is one of Preti's favourites, a portrait of Elizabeth I as a girl.
Gentle and sincere. the book in her hand seemed to imply a gift for extensive reading and mastery of many languages.
Perhaps her half-sister Mary could far behind to catch up with.
She was even close to being assassinated by Mary in the Tower of London.
Luck favored Elizabeth I. In the end, she escaped death and succeeded to the throne.
And led the country with wisdom to a glorious golden age.
If her arrogant father known Elizabeth I's achievements,
What kind of comments will be given?
Will he still be bent on giving him the princely heir,
Although Jane Seymour later bore him Edward VI.
Elizabeth I has not seen her mother since she was two years old.
It seems that she never mentioned her birth mother in public, until we found out,
She had hidden her missing for her mother in a ruby ring she had worn all her life, the ruby ring that could be opened.
The ring was opened, there were two portraits, one of herself and the other of her mother, Anne.
This secret was discovered when the ring been taken off, after Elizabeth I's death.
In memory of the mother with the way of jewelry.
Also use jewelry to show the authority and strength.
Married herself to the state's, Elizabeth I.
That once beautiful love with Dudley, it seems that can only become her beautiful memories.
The portrait of Elizabeth I as a girl, seems to have also foreseen her future.
Preti's original article
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