In England, the period between the Gothic and Renaissance styles is known as the Elizabethan age. It reached its peak in the late 1500s, toward the end of the long reign of Queen Elizabeth I, and is often considered the last phase of the long- lasting Tudor style. Although the Elizabethan age produced a certain amount of characteristic sculptures and paintings, the Elizabethan style can best be seen in the period's architecture. The dramatic personality …showed first 75 words of 1481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1481 total…known as the Virgin Queen. Her affections, however, were bestowed on a succession of favorites, notably Robert Dudley and Sir Walter Raleigh' (Smith 38). Queen Elizabeth was an extremely independent woman and turned a country of many problems into a prosperous one. She was very selective and never married, making the successor to the throne James I, Elizabeth's cousin's son. Elizabeth's background was definitely the reason for her style of writing. She was a remarkable woman.