Elizabethan era

Elizabethan Theatre Conventions Soliloquy: Hamlet’s “To be or not to be…” is literature’s most famous soliloquy. This popular Elizabethan convention is a literary or dramatic technique in which a s…

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Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I of England is by far one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. From birth she was the apple of her father's eye and

Anne of Austria (1601–1666)

A history of royal fashion, the Tudors. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were considered the original power dressers!

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Elizabethan and Tudor Make-Up: The use of cosmetics was not popular during the early part of the Tudor period, the use of perfumes and lotions however was.

With her huge, dramatic collars, ghostly pallor and flaming curls of red hair, Queen Elizabeth I’s image is etched in royal history. Trained from a young age to see power and strength in public image, she cultivated a persona that was both pure and powerful. Unwed and without children, she portrayed herself as the chase,...

King James I The Jacobean era refers to the time span between 1603 and 1625, when King James I ruled over both England and Scotland. The name James is the Engli