S1E4: Gloriana | David Starkey’s Elizabeth
After the Armada was defeated Elizabeth I ushered in a golden age in English society. With a flourishing of literature,an age of prosperity and a sense that England was at last a nation to be reckoned with in Europe,national pride was at an all-time high.
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