Queen Elizabeth I — biographical portrait
A Documentary Film

Queen Elizabeth I

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By age 12, Elizabeth could translate her stepmother Catherine Parr's religious work

— Early Life and Education

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

— Reign and Political Career

was deemed inappropriate for a woman) - **Act of Uniformity**: Required attendance at church services using the Book of Common Prayer - The settlement kept some Catholic elements (such as vestments) while establishing Protestant doctrine ### Religious Policy Elizabeth sought a middle path (the

— Reign and Political Career