File:Bishops Bible Elizabeth I 1569.jpg

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Description Coloured title page from the Bishops' Bible quarto edition of 1569, the British Museum. Queen Elizabeth sits in the centre on her throne. The words on the four columns read justice, mercy, fortitude and prudence, attributing these traits to the queen. Text at the bottom reads "god save the queene".
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Source Scanned from Susan Doran, editor. Elizabeth:The Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum. 2003, London, Chatto & Windus/National Maritime Museum, ISBN 0701174765 (Doran 2003a)
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