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CHAPTER XIV.

QUEEN ELIZABETH.—1558 TO 1603.


QUEEN ELIZABETH REVIEWING HER TROOPS.

1. Elizabeth is one of the most celebrated of our sovereigns, for she was a remarkably clever woman, although, like her father, she was harsh and tyrannical.

2. It was a merry day in England when she was crowned, for great numbers of the people had not liked queen Mary. The citizens of