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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She showed this best when she “took time for leisurely pursuits. She loved music and could play the lute herself,” (bio.com). Because of her love of the arts, Elizabeth gained social power. Social power for a ruler is the ability to use the arts in order to influence a country or a ruler’s image in a way that helps them keep power. Elizabeth loved going to see plays or dances in her free time. This allowed her to gain social power because it was a way to connect with her subjects. It allowed commoners to trust her more and they could feel they were more personally connected to her than they were before. Elizabeth’s complete social control could also be seen when artists would honor Elizabeth “by painting her portrait. These images reveal that she was an early fashionista,” (bio.com). Her image was a very important factor in her reign of power. She was able to present herself as very well respected and almost “God-like”. Elizabeth wanted to show people who would see her or her portraits that she was not just a weak woman. She was a force to be reckoned with and her people could see this. She gained social power because her subjects looked up to her and respected her very much. This also allowed commoners to trust her more because her image showed she was intelligent could make decisions for
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After she rejected a Spanish king’s marriage proposal, he sent 130 warships in retaliation. Elizabeth famously destroyed them all, which led to England’s emergence as a dominant naval power. Always dancing, Queen Elizabeth I viewed “the literary life...as a worthy endeavor” (Krull 31) and strongly supported the works of scholars. Her original poetry and speeches, as well as her love of music and drama, encouraged cultural growth throughout England. She inspired countless people to pursue art and literature, and many later women writers credit Elizabeth for their
It was not all work and no play for Queen Elizabeth I, she also had an love for the arts.
Of course, the Elizabethan Era being the time of Shakespeare, going to the theatre was always an option. Attending the most well-known, The Globe Theatre was an adventure in itself. Many of Shakespeare's plays (he acted in some of them) were performed at this magnificent theatre.
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The Elizabethans valued bragging rights above all else, they strived to be able to show off. No matter how uncomfortable it may force them to live their lives. If you really look at the homes of nobles you’ll see that, none of it actually looks like something worth living in. That’s because living in it wasn’t it’s main purpose, it was meant to look better than everybody elses, much like most every aspect of their lives, be i...
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Queen Elizabeth I ruled for much of Shakespeare’s life in England and therefore had a great impact on his work. She had a big role in the social arts and culture. Affecting many peoples’ lives in England; she especially affected those in the arts. She supported artists in their work in many different ways. Shakespeare and his theatre being one of the artists she supported. The Queen would come to the theatres to enjoy a show, and whether or not she enjoyed it would be the result of the popularity and success of that play. Shakespeare made a living out of his play writings; the Queen would come and spend many pounds to see a play. This being the reason why Shakespeare would create characters appealing to his Queen.
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