The Elizabethan era in the 16th century was one of adventure, intrigue, personalities, plots and power struggles. At the centre was Queen Elizabeth I, ‘The Virgin Queen’ and the latter part of ...

Class participants will have an opportunity to read background materials on Elizabethan England and to make oral presentations on particular poets and poems. Some familiarity with Shakespeare’s ...

Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays ... Although it wasn’t until after the Elizabethan era that England became one of the world’s biggest slave trading nations, Elizabeth I did profit from ...

The Elizabethan era is associated with the wealth and luxury of the queen and her courtiers but life for ordinary people was often hard and the number of poor people increased during Elizabeth’s ...

You can revise the relevant areas by clicking the links below. Queen Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan era Revise everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan era ...

Before Elizabeth I ascended to the British throne, theatre was broadly seen as sinful and crude. The Renaissance, accompanied by the Reformation and philosophical Humanism, elevates the artform from ...

Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays ... Although it wasn’t until after the Elizabethan era that England became one of the world’s biggest slave trading nations, Elizabeth I did profit from ...