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| - | '''English Renaissance theatre''' is English drama written between the [[Reformation]] and the closure of the theatres in [[1642]]. It may also be called '''[[early modern]] English theatre'''. It includes the drama of [[William Shakespeare]] along with many other famous dramatists. | ||
| - | ==Terminology== | + | '''Elizabeth I''' (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was [[List of English monarchs|Queen of England]] and [[Queen of Ireland]] from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called the '''Virgin Queen''', '''Gloriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the [[House of Tudor|Tudor dynasty]]. The daughter of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], she was born a princess, but her mother, [[Anne Boleyn]], was executed two and a half years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her brother, [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], bequeathed the crown to [[Lady Jane Grey]], cutting his sisters out of the succession. His will was set aside, and in 1558 Elizabeth succeeded the Catholic [[Mary I of England|Mary I]], during whose reign she had been imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting [[Protestant]] rebels. |
| - | English Renaissance theatre is sometimes called "Elizabethan theatre." The term "Elizabethan theatre", however, covers only the plays written and performed publicly in [[England]] during the reign of Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth]] ([[1558]]–[[1603]]). As such, "Elizabethan theatre" is distinguished from Jacobean theatre (associated with the reign of King [[James I of England|James I]], [[1603]]–[[1625]]), and Caroline theatre (associated with King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]], [[1625]] until the closure of the theatres in [[1642]]). "English Renaissance theatre" or "early modern theatre" refers to all three sub-classifications taken together. | + | |
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Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her brother, Edward VI, bequeathed the crown to Lady Jane Grey, cutting his sisters out of the succession. His will was set aside, and in 1558 Elizabeth succeeded the Catholic Mary I, during whose reign she had been imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels.
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