GLORIANA: ELIZABETH I AND THE ART OF QUEENSHIP (HB)

In a Reformation kingdom ill-used to queens, Elizabeth I needed a 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. This book tells the story of Elizabethan art as a powerful device for spreading propaganda and a spectacle of royal magnificence.