Whose The Best For Good Queen Bess?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYQKDvZ-UVk
Sophie's "Essentials of the English Language" class had their big event of the year this evening. Faces of History is an evening when the students get to show the work they have put in over the last several weeks as they learned and practiced the steps of writing a "mini research paper." Once their reports were written, edited, dressed up, and edited again, they were shifted into first person. This evening each student "became" their character and shared what they had learned.
From the first day Sophie learned of this assignment, that would finalize itself with her dressed up as a queen entertaining a crowded room of strangers... she couldn't wait! Sophie originally wanted to "be" Elanor of Aquitaine, but that character had already been claimed. Sophie hustled to get her second choice Queen Elizabeth I. She was to pick one topic of the Queen's life to speak on. Right away she knew she wanted to research the many suitors after the Queen's hand.
The evening was great. I was so proud of my girl's confidence, boldness, and that cute little accent :) I almost burst into tears when it was over, but then got tickled at the final curtsy long enough to recover from my ball of emotions. (On the way home Sophie was thinking of what next year's time period might be and who she might portray for the next Faces of History:)