A domino factum est et mirabilis in oculis nostris

In 1558, a young Elizabeth Tudor stood under a tree and received the news that her half-sister Mary I ("Bloody Mary") had died, and that she was now Queen of England. Her response, the title of this post, translates as "This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes." She was crowned on this day in that year, and she would reign for many years thereafter, becoming perhaps the greatest queen in history (thought some people might disagree).