Trivia: Which monarch delivered the famous “Spanish Armada” speech at Tilbury?
Henry V
Henry VIII
William the Conqueror
Elizabeth I
The correct answer is Elizabeth I
So why is this answer correct? : Dressed in military regalia, Queen Elizabeth I rallied English troops to defeat the attempted naval invasion of Spain in 1588. She declared that though she was a queen, she had the “heart and stomach of a king.” England’s victory and Elizabeth’s inspirational address proved a PR success. England’s reputation on the global scene grew, and the queen’s Armada speech was memorialized in paintings, poems, and books.