The Portable Queen

"Every spring and summer of her forty-four years as queen, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) insisted that her court go "on progress," a series of royal visits to towns and aristocratic homes in southern England. These trips provided the only direct contact most people had with a monarch who made popularity a cornerstone of her reign. Public appearances gave the queen a stage on which to interact with her subjects in a calculated effort to keep their support. The progresses were both emblematic of Elizabeth's rule and intrinsic to her ability to govern." "In this book, Mary Hill Cole provides a detailed analysis of the progresses. Drawing on royal household accounts, ministerial correspondence, county archives, corporation records, and family papers, she examines the effects of the visits on the queen's household and government, the individual and civic hosts, and the monarchy of the Virgin Queen."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: Every spring and summer of her 44 years as queen, Elizabeth I insisted that her court go with her on "progress," a series of royal visits to towns and aristocratic homes in southern England.

Year

1999

Language

English

Publisher

University of Massachusetts Press

Editions

1

Pages

288

ISBN

9781558492141

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