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Elizabeth I’s portraits show Tudor portraiture at its zenith. The image of her coronation (15 January 1559) actually dates from 1600. She is shown with crown, orb and sceptre, and exquisite robes woven with gold and silver thread, lined with ermine and decorated with the Tudor rose and fleur-de-lis of France (the robes had been used at Mary I’s
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Sister Eliza
J. Courtney Sullivan • The Cliffs: Reese's Book Club: A novel
He’s lucky he found Liz—that woman is as classic as they come.
Virginia Evans • The Correspondent: A Novel
When the Channel Tunnel opened in 1994, the two figures chosen to represent England and France in great mock-ups were the sixteenth-century rival kings Henry VIII and Francis I.
Suzannah Lipscomb • A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England
Georgiana tinha a melhor opinião possível de Elizabeth; embora a princípio tivesse visto quase com alarme o tom veemente e jocoso com que ela falava com o seu irmão. Estranhava vê-lo alvo de gracejos, a ele, que sempre lhe inspirara quase tanto respeito como afecto. Deste modo, graças a Elizabeth, Georgiana pôde aprender algo que de outro modo lhe
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