Queen Elizabeth I, a 16th century ruler that encompassed stupendous cleverness, skill, and triumph, was feasibly one of the wicked women of all time. Although she was deceitful and Machiavellian (referred to herself as a great “Prince”) when it came down to foreign duties and matters of national security, she was also a tenderhearted Queen who cared for the well being of her people. Elizabeth additionally demonstrated her power in her own personal life, playing by her own guidelines in love. She never wed, and thus never surrendered any power to a husband. It seems to be that Queen Elizabeth did not honor the title of the “Virgin Queen”. As an all-powerful, sexually liberated, yet tender woman, one can say Elizabeth a Machiavellian feminist,
