WORLD HISTORY

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This quote was made famous due to which event? “I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.”
A
The defeat of the Aztecs
B
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
C
The expansion of Russia
D
The creation of the Indian Maritime Route
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moreover, by drawing attention to her internal organs, “the heart and stomach of a king, “ she distances herself from her physical appearance in order to emphasize that she bears an inherently and inalienably kingly body within the apparently “weak and feeble” carapace of her external body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tilbury speech given by Queen Elizabeth I is considered one of the most inspiring speeches in English history. The speech appealed to soldiers to protect against a Spanish invasion while recognizing the right of Queen Elizabeth I to rule England.

Detailed explanation-3: -The apparent reason for the queen’s speech is to motivate her troops in the face of the imminent conflict with the Spaniards. The queen aims to convince the troops that their fight is for a worthy cause and that their noble action of defending their country will not go unnoticed by the queen and the people of England.

Detailed explanation-4: -If the speech is accepted as the true speech given at Tilbury, it is worth noting that Elizabeth wrote it herself. As a writer, she wrote many of her own speeches as well as poems.

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