I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king.

Elizabeth I

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Topic

Inner strength Girl power

Author

Elizabeth I

Source

Tilbury Speech

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1588 1580s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Royalty

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Queen Elizabeth I. Speech to her troops in the Spanish Armada. 9 Aug. 1588, Tilbury, England, UK.

Current Citation

Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I: Collected Works. University of Chicago Press, 2000.

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Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly.

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Topic
Fear

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
The Rape of Lucrece
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem
Language
English
Time
1594 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Rape of Lucrece. London: Richard Field, 1594, I. 230.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Rape of Lucrece." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, I. 230.