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The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. The symbol of Britannia (a female personification of Great Britain) was first used in 1572, and often thereafter, to … See more
The Victorian era and the early 20th century idealised the Elizabethan era. The Encyclopædia Britannica maintains that "[T]he long reign of Elizabeth I, 1558–1603, was England's Golden Age... 'Merry England', … See more
England in this era had some positive aspects that set it apart from contemporaneous continental European societies. Torture was rare, since the English legal … See more
Lacking a dominant genius or a formal structure for research (the following century had both Sir Isaac Newton and the Royal Society), … See more
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With William Shakespeare at his peak, as well as Christopher Marlowe and many other playwrights, actors and theatres constantly busy, the high culture of the Elizabethan Renaissance was best expressed in its … See moreElizabethan England was not particularly successful in a military sense during the period, but it avoided major defeats and built up a powerful navy. On balance, it can be said that Elizabeth provided the country with a long period of general if not total peace and … See more
Elizabeth managed to moderate and quell the intense religious passions of the time. This was in significant contrast to previous and succeeding … See more
Historians since the 1960s have explored many facets of the social history, covering every class of the population.
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