Elizabeth I: The Efforts Of Elizabeth As A Queen

The most important quality of Elizabeth as a queen was her love for the people of her kingdom. Elizabeth made many efforts throughout her reign to demonstrate how much she cared for her subjects, including the “progresses,” or tours of the countryside on horseback, that she made at least twenty-five times during her forty-five years as queen (“Elizabeth I”). The act of visiting among her people proved to them how highly she viewed and respected them. She also wanted them to love her, saying in a speech that “There is no jewel, be it of never so high a price, which [she] set before . . . [the people’s] love” (qtd. in “Elizabeth I”). Another way in which Elizabeth showed her love for her people was by supporting them, especially in war.