The Life at the Palaces of Queen Elizabeth

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Queen Elizabeth had many different palaces, many workers for the palaces, and the many responsibilities of the workers. All the queen’s palaces were extremely ravishing with many embellishments inside the palaces. Lastly, the queen’s palaces had many interesting activities that took place in form entertainment in the palaces. Queen Elizabeth owned fifty houses and sixty castles in total but, "Elizabeth had 14 palaces in regular use at her disposal as well as numerous "stately homes" throughout England owned by noblemen and gentry.” Elizabeth owned Whitehall, the tower, Greenwich, St. James’s, Somerset house, the charterhouse, and Durham place. The night prior coronation, and Durham place was reserved for the ambassadors and guests (Olsen Para 1). Since Queen Elizabeth had many palaces and the palaces were magnificent and fascinating because the queens palaces were filled with many workers, the inside palace was spectacular, and there were many forms of entertainment.
Queen Elizabeth had many palaces, the Thames River connected some, and some were around 4 miles to River Thames. The Palaces that were connected by the River Thames were Greenwich, Westminster, Whitehall, Richmond, and Hampton court ("Queen Elizabeth I and Richmond" Para 5). Greenwich palace was the birthplace of Elizabeth, and the palace had eighty feet tall glass windows, which gave the chamber a beautiful view of the Thames River (Hinds 22). Richmond was the warmest of all palaces during Christmas. Elizabeth stayed at the Richmond palace during Christmas ("Queen Elizabeth I and Richmond" Para 10). Hampton Court was the reflection of the Tudor monarchy more than any other; it was a principal residence of William and Mary ("In royal footsteps" Para 10). Even tho...

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...21). There were nine occasions when William Shakespeare was present for his plays in the queen’s palaces ("Queen Elizabeth I and Richmond" Para 32). William Shakespeare had done many forms of entertainment in the queen’s palaces but, "Plays, masques and revels were all regularly put on at the palace when the court was there at either Christmas of Shovetide (Lent)" (Para 29).

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