Elizabeth I

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William Shakespeare, "Henry VIII or All is True"
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (London, 1623)
Newberry Library (Case YS 01)
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William Shakespeare wrote his play Henry VIII ten years after the death of Elizabeth, He concludes the drama with a spectacular scene depicting the christening of the infant Elizabeth. In the scene, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury and Elizabeth's godfather, delivers a prophetic speech about her future glory.

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