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| Queen Elizabeth I BORN: 1533 BECAME QUEEN: 1558 DIED: 1603 |
tudorhistory See especially THE GALLERY (1,2 & 3) for more portraits of Eliza - see also BIO Elizabeth's Pirates EXCELLENT "CHANNEL 4" site about pirates, the Armada, England VS Spain - great pictures and maps The Life and Times of Elizabeth I |
| The Queen's "Progress" Throughout England, in towns and villages, Elizabeth meets her "loving" subjects and impresses them with her splendour... Young Shakespeare in provincial Stratford probably witnessed one of her Progresses. |
| The Rainbow portrait One of the numerous paintings commissioned by the Queen for the display of her Royal person and the consolidation of her public image. |
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