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Elizabeth I Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I wearing an ornate jeweled gown, lace ruff, pearl necklace, and crown, set against a dark background. Oil painting by Robert Peake the Elder showing Queen Elizabeth I carried under a canopy in a grand procession, surrounded by courtiers and attendants in elaborate dress. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in elaborate, jeweled clothing with a large lace collar, holding a rainbow, known as the Rainbow Portrait, Hatfield House, circa 1600-1602.
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Painting of Queen Elizabeth I in an ornate gown knighting Sir Francis Drake with a sword as he kneels on a red carpet aboard the Golden Hind, surrounded by onlookers and ships. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I wearing a richly embroidered gown with puffed sleeves, pearl jewelry, and a lace ruff, holding a fan, against a dark background. Queen Elizabeth of England
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Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I in elaborate, jeweled clothing with a large lace collar, holding a rainbow, known as the Rainbow Portrait, Hatfield House, circa 1600-1602.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles to the crowd from Buckingham Palace (London, England) balcony at the end of the Platinum Pageant in London on June 5, 2022 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations. The curtain comes down on four days of momentous nationwide celebrations to honor Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee with a day-long pageant lauding the 96 year old monarch's record seven decades on the throne. (British royalty)
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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm speaking and thanking delegates at the Democratic National Convention (third session), Miami Beach, Florida, July 12, 1972.
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Mary I of England painted by Anthonis Mor, 1554; in the collection of the Prado, Madrid.
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Queen Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), fourth wife of Henry VIII. Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1539.
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    Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.Elizabeth I