It is plain that her own propaganda,... her sheer longevity, the coincidence of the Shakespearian moment, and the lucky defeat of the Armada have beguiled us into joining a crescendo of adulation that ignores the simple fact that she quietly allowed England to become ungovernable. ”
On selge, et tema enda propaganda,... pikk eluiga, juhus elada samal ajal Shakespeare’iga ning Armaadast õnnega pooleks jagusaamine on pannud meid selle kiidukooriga ühinema ning pimestanud lihtsa tõiga suhtes, et kuninganna lasi vaikselt Inglismaal valitsematuks muutuda. ”