On the other hand she resisted the persecuting tendencies of her Bishops, and spared the life even of such a wretch as Bonner.

It is possible that she believed in transubstantiation.

It is certain that she objected to the marriage of the clergy, and showed scant courtesy to the wife of her own favourite Archbishop Parker.

Nor would she suffer the Bishops, except as Peers, to meddle in affairs of State.

A magnificent princess, every inch a queen, she could not forget that the English people had saved her life from the clutches of her sister, and it was for them, not for any Minister, courtier, or lover, that she really cared.
Froude was no idolater of Elizabeth, and he became more unfavourable to her as he proceeded.