Heart and Stomach of a King
In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada''s campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England''s most stu...
In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada''s campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England''s most stu...
