Could Queen Elizabeth I, who was in many ways a force of nature herself, actually command the elements?
Here is a scene from one of my favorite movies Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Queen Bess confronts her ambassadors about impending war with Spain. As it turned out, Bess did command the wind — she had the last laugh when fierce hurricane-like gusts actually overtook the Spanish Armada, bringing victory to England.
Was Bess a witch? You decide 🙂
This post is in response to the Daily Prompt Wind
Histories and Mysteries 
You know Cate is one of my all time favorites.. Loved this movie when I saw it years ago and also Love blue jasmine …
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Ah, we must really have the same taste in actors! Cate is my favorite. I love how she, an Australian, can do every imaginable accent. Blue Jasmine was great 🙂
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Elizabeth I rules! (pun intended) I loved this film and Cate is a favourite of mine!
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Haha, love your pun! Cate is an AMAZING actress 🙂
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The Virgin Queen may not have been a witch, but she did employ Dr John Dee, mathematician, cartographer, alchemist, magician and the person who coined the phrase ‘British Empire’.
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Yes, she certainly did! Dee later suffered some backlash for his alchemy and messing with the occult 🙂
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He did, mind you hanging out with Edward Kelley probably didn’t help. I am sending you a link to one of my previous posts you might like
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https://cakeordeathsite.wordpress.com/2016/07/20/the-grammaire-of-magic/comment-page-1/
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Thanks for sending the link! It is really fascinating stuff. I like John Dee — it seems to me Elizabeth’s administration was kinder to him than James’. At any rate, I guess the world was not quite ready for his brand of mysticism!
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Well James wasn’t a fun loving guy. I like Dee as well.
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James, ugh! It was he who instigated so many witch hunts and scares, passing stricter laws etc. John Dee could NEVER have been his adviser, polar opposites I think 🙂
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Indeed, never a fan of James.
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This made me think of Count Dracula and how he commands the wind. I wonder if Stoker was thinking of Queen Bess when he wrote Dracula 🙂
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Hmmm very possibly. Her influence lasted! Although Bess did have a somewhat difficult relationship with the Irish 🙂
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Oh yes! I forgot about the Irish issue 🙂
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Bram Stoker was a super imaginative guy. It’s a shame he never got his proper kudos for Dracula!
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If only he knew how influential Dracula would be. Or maybe he does 🙂
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Oh yeah, he does 🙂 In my world he does. He is now somewhere playing with your Tarot deck… 🙂
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You sent another shiver down my spine! I love that thought 🙂
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Hehehe 🙂 I am a lot into inter-dimensional realities. Which I suppose comes out in these stories 🙂
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Being English, what can I say.
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LOL! American Bess fan here 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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