QUEEN ELIZABETH I: POLITICAL STABILITY AND CULTURAL FLOURISHING IN THE ELIZABETHAN ERA
Keywords:
Elizabeth I, “Golden Age,” Political Stability, Elizabethan Religious Settlement, Elizabethan Theatre, William Shakespeare, Cultural Flourishing, Spanish Armada.Abstract
The reign of Elizabeth I is widely recognized in English history as the “Golden
Age.” This article analyzes factors of political stability—such as the strong
government and relative internal peace ensured by the Elizabethan Religious
Settlement—and the unprecedented cultural flourishing that developed on this
foundation. The Elizabethan era is distinguished by revolutionary achievements in
drama (William Shakespeare and his contemporaries), art, and music, which sharply
contrast with the religious conflicts of earlier periods and the crown–parliament
tensions of later centuries.
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