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    The Elizabethan Period refers to the time of Queen Elizabeth I's reign from 1558 to 1603 in England. It was considered a golden age as England experienced economic prosperity, expansion, and naval victories over Spain. Queen Elizabeth I succeeded her Catholic sister Mary I and reinstated Protestantism as the national religion, though she refrained from persecuting Catholics at first. The Elizabethan era saw advances in science, exploration, and a flourishing of English culture, especially in theater with playwrights like Shakespeare and Marlowe producing great works. However, the fine arts were still dominated by foreign talent at this time.

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    The Elizabethan Period refers to the time of Queen Elizabeth I's reign from 1558 to 1603 in England. It was considered a golden age as England experienced economic prosperity, expansion, and naval victories over Spain. Queen Elizabeth I succeeded her Catholic sister Mary I and reinstated Protestantism as the national religion, though she refrained from persecuting Catholics at first. The Elizabethan era saw advances in science, exploration, and a flourishing of English culture, especially in theater with playwrights like Shakespeare and Marlowe producing great works. However, the fine arts were still dominated by foreign talent at this time.

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    The Elizabethan Period refers to the time of Queen Elizabeth I's reign from 1558 to 1603 in England. It was considered a golden age as England experienced economic prosperity, expansion, and naval victories over Spain. Queen Elizabeth I succeeded her Catholic sister Mary I and reinstated Protestantism as the national religion, though she refrained from persecuting Catholics at first. The Elizabethan era saw advances in science, exploration, and a flourishing of English culture, especially in theater with playwrights like Shakespeare and Marlowe producing great works. However, the fine arts were still dominated by foreign talent at this time.

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    Elizabethan Period

    The time Shakespeare lived


    What is the Elizabethan Period?

    The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English history of Queen
    Elizabeth I's reign (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as 
    the golden age inEnglish history. The symbol of Britannia was first 
    used in 1572 and often thereafter to mark the Elizabethan age 
    as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical 
    ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph over the 
    hated Spanish foe. In terms of the entire century, John Guy 
    (1988) argues that "England was economically healthier, more 
    expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors" than at any 
    time in a thousand years.
    Queen Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I (7 September 
    1533 – 24 March 1603) 
    was queen
    regnant of England and Ireland 
    until her death. She was the 
    fifth and last monarch of 
    the Tudor dynasty. In 1558 
    Elizabeth succeeded the 
    Catholic Mary I, during whose 
    reign she had been 
    imprisoned for nearly a year 
    on suspicion of supporting 
    Protestant rebels.
    Culture
    It has often been said that the Renaissance came late to England, in contrast to
    Italy and the other states of continental Europe:
    • Traveling musicians were in great demand at Court, in churches, at country
    houses, and at local festivals.The popular culture showed a strong interest
    in folk songs and ballads
    • The fine arts in England during the Tudor and Stuart eras were dominated
    by foreign and imported talent, yet within this general trend, a native
    school of painting was developing.
    • 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 theatre.
    Gender

    England had more well-educated upper class women than was


    common anywhere in Europe. Spanish and Italian visitors to England
    commented regularly, and sometimes caustically, on the freedom that
    women enjoyed in England, in contrast to their home cultures
    Elizabeth's unmarried status inspired a cult of virginity. In poetry and
    portraiture, she was depicted as a virgin or a goddess or both, not as a
    normal woman. She emphasized the maternalism theme, saying often
    that she was married to her kingdom and subjects.
    Science

    Lacking a dominant genius or a formal structure for research, the


    Elizabethan era nonetheless saw significant scientific progress.
    Much of this scientific and technological progress related to the
    practical skill of navigation. English achievements in exploration
    were noteworthy in the Elizabethan era.
    In this way, the first attempt at English settlement in North
    America occurred in this era.
    Religion

    Elizabeth reinstated the Protestant bible and English Mass, that Mary
    I had abolished, yet for a number of years refrained from persecuting
    Catholics.
    The pope, after declaring her heretic, sent Jesuits and seminarians to
    secretly evangelize and support Catholics. After several plots to
    overthrow her, Catholic clergy were mostly considered to be
    traitors.Persons who publicly supported Catholicism were excluded
    from the professions, sometimes fined or imprisoned.
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    By: Mercedes Quiroga Striglio

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