The Influence Of Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Elizabeth I: her Mark on the World Ruler of the Golden Age, heroine of the Protestant cause, the Virgin Queen; England’s final leader of the Tudor monarchy can be acclaimed as one of the most influential rulers. Queen Elizabeth I’s reign flourished in the arts, witnessing the birth of the talented William Shakespeare whom she greatly supported. Furthermore, women of the Golden Age went through dangerous lengths to achieve Queen Elizabeth I’s trademark of a pale complexion and fiery red tresses. Also during her period of influence, England underwent the change of religion from Catholicism to Protestantism. Given these points, Queen Elizabeth I, a distinguished British monarch, influenced the world of art, fashion and religion within England. …show more content…

(SparkNotes Editors.) The Queen loved portraits, and similarly the artists loved to honor her with them. In fact, there are more portraits painted of Queen Elizabeth I than any other English monarch. ( Ducksters, “Biography: Queen Elizabeth I for Kids.”) "Artists also promoted Elizabeth in all her bejeweled glamour, surrounded by a glittering court full of lusty young men whose dauntless deeds she inspired." (Lewis, Brenda Ralph.) Regarding Queen Elizabeth I’s influence on theatre, she patronized theatre and often times watched Shakespeare’s plays or the theatre group would perform for her. Poets, playwrights, painters, propagandists, and ballad-makers all conspired to intensify the image of Elizabeth as "Gloriana," the Virgin Queen or the "Faerie Queene" names given by the famous poet, Edmund Spenser. (Lewis, Brenda Ralph.) Elizabeth 's court also became a center for poets, musicians, writers, and scholars. Focusing on Queen Elizabeth I 's influence on music within England, ”Through combining Elizabeth’s practical musicality with speculative notions of political harmony – and by drawing on ideas of both the rational and sensual powers of music – Elizabeth and her courtiers were able to turn music into an image of female power and authority." (Butler,

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