The portable queen

Description:

"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.

subjects: History,  Politics and government,  Social life and customs,  Visits of state,  Monarchy,  Processions,  Rites and ceremonies,  Royal visitors,  Court and courtiers,  Relations with courts and courtiers,  Elizabeth i, queen of england, 1533-1603,  Great britain, history, tudors, 1485-1603,  Great britain, court and courtiers,  Great britain, politics and government, 1485-1603,  Elizabeth , 1533-1603,  Rites and ceremonies--history,  Rites and ceremonies--england--history--16th century,  Visits of state--history,  Visits of state--england--history--16th century,  Royal visitors--history,  Royal visitors--england--history--16th century,  Processions--history,  Processions--england--history--16th century,  Monarchy--history,  Monarchy--england--history--16th century,  Court and courtiers--history,  Da356 .c56 1999,  942.05/5/092

People: Elizabeth I Queen of England (1533-1603)

Places: Great Britain,  England,  Relations with courts and courtiers

Times: 16th century,  1558-1603