The Progresses, Pageants, and Entertainments of Queen Elizabeth I

by Jayne Elisabeth Archer, Elizabeth E. Goldring, Sarah S. Knight, et al.

Book Overview

More than any other English monarch before or since, Queen Elizabeth I used her annual progresses to shape her royal persona and to bolster her popularity and authority. During the spring and summer, accompanied by her court, Elizabeth toured southern England, the Midlands, and parts of the West Country, staying with private and civic hosts, and at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The progresses provided hosts with unique opportunities to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199673756
• ISBN13: 9780199673759
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages