The portable queen
Subtitle: Elizabeth I and the politics of ceremony
By: Mary Hill Cole.
Series: Massachusetts studies in early modern culture
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Relations with courts and courtiers.; Rites and ceremonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.; Visits of state -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Royal visitors -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Processions -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Monarchy -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-265) and index.