Adjectives from Names: Elizabethan

The adjective Elizabethan means from or typical of the period when Elizabeth I was queen of England (1558-1603):

the Elizabethan theatre

an Elizabethan half-timbered house

a famous Elizabethan

Elizabeth I (born 1533-died 1603) was the queen of England from 1558 until her death. She never married and she is sometimes called "the Virgin Queen". She is thought of as a very strong woman and an effective ruler. While she was queen, England's power in the world increased, and her navy defeated the Spanish Armada (= a large force of fighting ships). The period is sometimes called "the Elizabethan age", and is thought of as a great period in English history.

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Elizabethan Life
Elizabethan sites in England
Elizabethan Theatre