Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship

Linda Collins · Siobhan Clarke

Jun 2022 · The History Press

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In a Reformation kingdom ill-used to queens, Elizabeth I needed a very particular image to hold her divided country together. The 'Cult of Gloriana' would elevate the queen to the status of a virgin goddess, aided by authors, musicians, and artists such as Spenser, Shakespeare, Hilliard, Tallis and Byrd. Her image was widely owned and distributed, thanks to the expansion of printing, and the English came to surpass their European counterparts in miniature painting, allowing courtiers to carry a likeness of their sovereign close to their hearts.

Sumptuously illustrated, Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship tells the story of Elizabethan art as a powerful device for royal magnificence and propaganda, illuminating several key artworks of Elizabeth's reign to create a portrait of the Tudor monarch as she has never been seen before.

In a Reformation kingdom ill-used to queens, Elizabeth I needed a very particular image to hold her divided country together. The 'Cult of Gloriana' would elevate the queen to the status of a virgin goddess, aided by authors, musicians, and artists such as Spenser, Shakespeare, Hilliard, Tallis a...

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About the author

LINDA COLLINS holds a BA in early Italian art and an MA in the works of Georges de La Tour. She has over twenty years of experience at Historic Royal Palaces and appeared alongside her co-author Siobhan Clarke on PBS's Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace. She is also an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society.

SIOBHAN CLARKE is a historian and lecturer. She has written for BBC History Magazine and featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. She has a BA in modern history and has worked for Historic Royal Palaces for 20 years.

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