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Where to See
The galleries
were for rich Elizabethan London
theatregoers The Great Fire of 1666 wiped out
who could watch the City. Fortunately, Middle Temple
from the comfort Hall (see p143), Staple Inn (see p145)
of seats. and the Lady Chapel inside West-
minster Abbey (see pp80–83) were
beyond its reach. The Museum of
London (see pp170–71), Victoria and
Albert (see pp214–17), and Geffrye
Museums (see p252) have fine
furniture and artifacts. Further afield
are Hampton Court (see pp260–63)
and Sutton House (see p252).
Elizabeth I
The “Virgin Queen” sat for this
portrait to celebrate victory
over the Spanish in 1588.

Tilting Spurs
The aim of this high-
speed sport, popular
among noblemen,
was to knock oppo-
nents off their horses.
Elizabeth I watched Twelfth
Night by Shakespeare under the
hammerbeam roof of Middle
Temple Hall in 1603.

Steps allowed
tiered seating.

The Parr Pot, now in the
Astronomical Clock Museum of London, was
Made in 1540 at Hampton made by Venetian craftsmen
Court, this device shows the in London in 1547.
Audience entrance sun moving round the earth.

1563 Plague 1588 Drake defeats
sweeps 1570 Francis Drake 1584 Walter Spanish Armada
Europe makes first voyage to Raleigh’s first 1591 First play
the West Indies attempt to by Shakespeare
colonize America
produced
1550 1560 1570 1580 1590

1558 Mary I’s death makes Gloves made from 1603 Elizabeth dies, James I accedes
Elizabeth queen imported silk and velvet

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