English historian FROUDE about Queen Elizabeth Tudor and her ability to lose Leicesters intimate daily company in a role leading the forces in Englands invasion of the Netherlands in 1585 QE1 granted Leicester authority to leave for the Netherlands then of course changed her mind. QE1 said she would send someone else or send no one. The storm blew over and then the Earl was again to go. When she made another difficulty. She fancied or pretended to fancy that she was dying, and that she could not spare him from her side. Source: Froude History of England vol 12, ch 23, p. 140 Does this sound like the fiercely Independent Woman we are led to believe is QE1?
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