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With her huge, dramatic collars, ghostly pallor and flaming curls of red hair, Queen Elizabeth I’s image is etched in royal history. Trained from a young age to see power and strength in public image, she cultivated a persona that was both pure and powerful. Unwed and without children, she portrayed herself as the chase,...

Trinity College, University of Cambridge

Analysis #1 Gertrude is a character in the Shakespearian play Hamlet. She is the mother/aunt of Hamlet, and she is also the wife/ex-sister-in-law of King Claudius. In the play, Gertrude demonstrates many characteristics and traits as the play progresses. She is a very caring character when Hamlet is thinking about going back to Wittenberg for

Tudor Dresses wiki 1400s fashion Bold pomegranate- or artichoke-patterned silks are characteristic of the 15th century, as are richly coloured velvets and woolens

Queen Elizabeth I

National Portrait Gallery

Elizabeth I with a fan Royal Collection © Her Majesty the Queen (She most likely hated this painting of her but was probably closer to the truth as she aged). She did however have beautiful long fingers and hands and she knew it was one of her best assets.

Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I of England is by far one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. From birth she was the apple of her father's eye and

This portrait shows the very human face of Elizabeth I; stripped bare of the 'Virgin Queen' persona, we meet the woman behind the monarch.