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.
Cole places the progresses in the sixteenth-century world of
politics and images, where the queen and her hosts exchanged
ceremonial messages that advanced their own agendas. The heart of
the progresses was the blend of politics, socializing, and ceremony
that enabled the queen to accomplish royal business on the move
while satisfying the needs of those courtiers, townspeople, and
country residents who welcomed her into their communities.
While all Renaissance monarchs engaged in occasional travel, in
Elizabeth's case the progresses provided the settings in which she
crafted her royal authority. Although the trips inconvenienced the
government and strained her treasury, Elizabeth found power in the
turmoil of an itinerant court and in a continuing ceremonial
dialogue with her subjects.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Massachusetts Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture |
| Release date: |
2011 |
| First published: |
December 2010 |
| Authors: |
Mary Hill Cole
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
294 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-55849-867-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-55849-867-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781558498679 |
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