The audience of the Elizabethan theatre was very interesting. The fops and gallants came to show themselves off rather than to enjoy the play. They set the latest fashions. Some reclined on the ...

The Red Lion was thought to be the first purpose-built theatre of the Elizabethan era but its location has long been disputed. Timber structures, artefacts and buildings were found during ...

Architecture and the theatre developed too ... Although it wasn’t until after the Elizabethan era that England became one of the world’s biggest slave trading nations, Elizabeth I did profit ...

The Elizabethan era in the 16th century was one of adventure, intrigue, personalities, plots and power struggles. At the centre was Queen Elizabeth I, ‘The Virgin Queen’ and the latter part of ...