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"Elizabeth's words have since become known to history as 'The Golden Speech.' It was delivered by a queen so frail that she could barely support the weight of her royal robes, yet she was lauded for her 'usual dignity and grace.' Less than two years later, on March 24, 1603, she died. The succession passed to her cousin, King James VI of Scotland, son of her old rival, Mary, Queen of Scots." [Furtado: 1001 Days]