Virgin Queen? She was a right royal minx! The outrageous flirting, jealous rages and nightly visits to a courtier"s bedroom of Elizabeth I
Virgin Queen She was a right royal minx! The outrageous flirting, jealous rages and nightly visits to a courtier”s bedroom of Elizabeth I
1:48 AM on 29th August 2011
Gloriana:The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I, painted around 1588
Autocrat”s autograph: The signature of Queen Elizabeth I on a letter
Regal: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, by Steven Van Der Meulen
Romance: Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth and Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley in the film Elizabeth
Statesman: William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was chief adviser to Elizabeth
Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I was known to be flirtatious but for her it was a way to power over men
Intrigue: Abbie Cornish as Bess Throckmorton and Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth
Fall from grace: Amy Robsart, Robert Dudley”s wife, was discovered dead at the foot of the stairs in their country house in September 1560
Diplomacy: Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth, Eric Cantona as the French Ambassador and Richard Attenborough as Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley,as negotiations begin that may bring her to a marriage with the Duke of Anjou
Favourite: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Faded grandeur: Thomas Cole”s The Ruins of Kenilworth Castle, scene of the Earl of Leicester”s lavish reception of Elizabeth I in 1575
Satirist: William Shakespeare
Wife: Lettice Devereux, the Countess of Leicester
Iconic: Cate Blanchett pictured as Queen Elizabeth I in a scene from the film The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur.
Emblemic: Elizabeth in armour to address her troops before they tackle the Spanish Armada