伊丽莎白一世

伊丽莎白一世在人生中的几次重要时刻。其中包括1588年与西班牙无敌舰队发生的海战，它是伊丽莎白一世统治时期的决定性时刻。西班牙的失败确保了英国的新教统治，并让伊丽莎白一世登上了全球舞台。

1588年8月9日，伊丽莎白在前线（Tilbury）对她的士兵发表了一次演讲，这是她在位时期最著名的一次演讲。整段文字如下：

My loving people,

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.

Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.

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, 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.

I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you on a word of a prince, they shall be duly paid. In the mean time, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over these enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.

我非常喜欢这句话：

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

纪录片在结尾时说：伊丽莎白一世最厉害之处就是知道如何让自己活下来（survive ）, 让自己的国家活下来。也许上帝真的站在她这一边，所以每一次当她面临生死攸关时，失败的总是她的敌人。