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Summary: An in-depth view of one of Queen Elizabeth's Progresses
Review: This book gives us an very detailed following of Queen Elizabeth 1st progress to East Anglia and the city of Norwich in the year 1578. These progresses were not simply a case of the queen going on holiday.They were quite complex political and social outings, and the queen was acompanied by the better part of her court. They also needed to be planned well in advance - to ensure the queen had places to stay and eat for the length of her journey. Most history books will tell you the "queen went on progress in such or such year to this location". Most do not give you any specific details as to what she did, or what she had to do to get there. This book fills in some of those blanks for at least 2 of her summer progresses through the english countryside. You get details of where Elizabeth was on given dates, who she stayed with and their history, and what speeches etc were made. For a short period of time you get a detailed look at Elizabeth and her court in this very interesting book. The book is 152 pages long, and has B&W photos illustrating relevent locations and documents - there are no colour photos. If you are intersted in having an in-depth look at one of the Queen's progresses, this book is hard to beat.
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Summary: An in-depth view of one of Queen Elizabeth's Progresses
Review: This book gives us an very detailed following of Queen Elizabeth 1st progress to East Anglia and the city of Norwich in the year 1578. These progresses were not simply a case of the queen going on holiday. They were quite complex political and social outings, and the queen was acompanied by the better part of her court. They also needed to be planned well in advance - to ensure the queen had places to stay and eat for the length of her journey. Most history books will tell you the "queen went on progress in such or such year to this location". Most do not give you any specific details as to what she did, or what she had to do to get there. This book fills in some of those blanks for at least 2 of her summer progresses through the english countryside. You get details of where Elizabeth was on given dates, who she stayed with and their history, and what speeches etc were made. For a short period of time you get a detailed look at Elizabeth and her court in this very interesting book. The book is 152 pages long, and has B&W photos illustrating relevent locations and documents - there are no colour photos. If you are intersted in having an in-depth look at one of the Queen's progresses, this book is hard to beat.
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