A friend i’ th’ court is better than a penny in purse ... have concluded that only a nobleman living at the apex of Elizabethan society and government could have written Shakespeare?

Life at Elizabeth I's court is full of luxury and privilege, but you'll have to work hard to stay in the Queen's favour. It is very important for a wealthy Elizabethan to give the right impression ...

Elizabeth lived at Whitehall Palace, London. Her advisers, government officials, ladies-in-waiting and servants lived with her. This large community was known as the Royal Court and those who ...