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The Queen Of England During The Tudor Dynasty

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Queen Elizabeth I, wrote one of the most famous and inspiring speeches of all times. Elizabeth I was the queen of England during the Tudor Dynasty. Tudor period was a time of England 's introduction to Renaissance culture. Humanism became the most important force in Tudor literary and life. Elizabeth I was not only the most feared queen at the time, she was also a writer. She wrote “Speech to the Troops at Tillbury” (1588), which was written for the British troops stationed at Tilbury in 1588 as they waited for the Spanish to invade. Literary during the Tudor period had an overly ornate meaning with hidden messages. Speech to the Troops at Tillbury, was definitely an ornate speech, an example was the famous quote, “I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too” (1588) Elizabeth I, knew in reality she could not lead her troops into battle but she wished she could. The people of England had great respect for her and she had respect for the people. Therefore making Queen Elizabeth I and her speech one of the most successful Tudor speeches in history. Humanism had a massive impact to Tudor literary. Humanists searched for wisdom achieved by ancient Greece and Rome. Aristotle 's who was a well-known Greek philosopher, introduced humanism. He believed in mortal which was the soul and immortal, which was the body. Elizabeth I most famous speech was given to her troops gathered at Tilbury, to fight the

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