The Queen's Court
…around her the court shown like a thousand sparkling stars ...
Sir John Davies (1569–1626) commenting on Elizabeth's court in 1596
- Concerns about who would succeed Elizabeth meant that Parliament began petitioning her to marry and...
- The Elizabethan court was made up of the collection of privileged people serving the Queen. The...
- Elizabeth had an uncanny ability to use any situation to her political advantage. Her image was no...