“I, too can command the wind, sir!“ (Cate Blanchett)

The best scene of the movie “Elizabeth: The Golden Age“ Dialogue: Elizabeth I: Ambassador? What do you know of the Enterprise of England? Don Guerau De Spes(Ambassador): The Enterprise? Forgive me, Majesty, I’m not familiar... Elizabeth I: Two armies landing on the coast of Sussex and... (pause) ...Norfolk. Mary Stuart is to be set free and placed on the English Throne, and I am to be assassinated. Does any of this sound familiar? Don Guerau De Spes: I know nothing of any invasion plans... Elizabeth I: Well, I refer to this plan as the Enterprise of England, it should more accurately be called “La Empresa de Inglaterra“ because it is a Spanish plan. The plan of my one-time brother in law, your king, to attack my country. Don Guerau De Spes: Your country? It is my country that is under attack. Your so called Piratas, your pirates attack our merchant ships daily. And you... You think we don’t know wh
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