Research Paper On Queen Elizabeth

- She excelled at languages and music
- Elizabeth loved music and played the Lute
- She also enjoyed dancing and watching plays
- The arts flourished during Elizabeth's time with the creation of works by Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe
- Writers paid tribute to the queen in many literary forms
- Edmund Spenser based the character Gloriana in the Faerie Queen on Elizabeth
- Artists honoured her by painting her portrait
- she was an early fashionista in many ways
- She loved beautiful clothing and jewellery
- Her clothes were made of gold and silver
- Despite her fading power, Elizabeth still showed her devotion to her people
- While the end of her reign had been difficult she was mostly remembered as being a queen who supported
her people. She was stable and consistent and her sharp wits and clever mind helped navigate the nation through religious and political challenges. Sometimes referred to as the Golden Age, the arts had chance to blossom with Elizabeth's support.

By this point the catholic church had been identified with the old music that is any music with Latin texts and polyphonic content. Most professional musicians even in predominantly Protestant societies were Catholics their livelihood was at stake Queen Elizabeth though protestant had an all catholic chapel royal which was the target of attack by the advanced reformers particularly those with puritan learning. By protecting the Catholic performers and composers she saved English music

- New towns and their new money was a perfect recipe for art to flourish
- Some countries turned to painters and sculptors but Elizabeth turned to the theatre and the town loved it