Elizabethan era

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The Elizabethan era was a time in the history of England. Generally, the Elizabethan era refers to the years 1558 - 1603, when Elizabeth I was the Queen of England.

It is often called "The Golden Age," or even the "English Renaissance,"^[1] because it was a time of great achievements in the arts, science, and culture.^[2][3] Though there was conflict between Catholics and Protestants, Elizabeth was able to keep these problems from spreading.^[4][5] The English economy prospered, and exploration changed the way Europeans viewed the world.

1. ↑ "Elizabethan Age | Definition, Facts, In England, & Literature | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
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4. ↑ John Guy (1988) Tudor England, Oxford University Press, p. 32 ISBN 0192852132
5. ↑ From the 1944 Clark lectures by C. S. Lewis; Lewis, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Oxford, 1954) p. 1, OCLC 256072