“I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.” -Elizabeth I
She said this in regards to her naming an heir, for she wisely knew that if she named someone to be her successor, she could he gotten rid of and the new heir be made Queen/King after her.
She’s one of my very favorite people in history to read about, Alison Weir does a commendable job with her biography.
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