Queen Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech
On 9th August 1588, the fifty-four-year-old Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife,…
Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech
Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech – 9 August 1588
Although the remaining ships of the Spanish Armada were homeward bound, England was still expecting to be threatened…
9 August 1588 – Elizabeth I’s Tilbury Speech
On the 9th August 1588 (old calendar) Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, appeared before…