english-history-trip:english-history-trip:Elizabeth I died on this day (24 March) in 1603.(Images fr
english-history-trip:english-history-trip:Elizabeth I died on this day (24 March) in 1603.(Images from Elizabeth R, 1971)Elizabeth’s chief horror in life was death, which so constantly surrounded her; she even refused to name her heir to the last, saying “I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.”In the days and hours leading up to Elizabeth’s death, she refused to resign herself to her deathbed, standing for hours or sitting in a chair. She never did go to bed, instead dying on the floor in a mound of cushions. It is said that her last words were “All my possessions for a moment of time.” -- source link