Synopsis
Combines views of forests and countryside, manor houses, palaces, and cathedrals, art treasures, early maps, and manuscripts with poetic narration and music to describe life in England during the reign of Elizabeth. Traces the growth of the maritime fleet, the enlargement of world exploration, the development of artists such as Shakespeare, the expansion of culture through the printing of books. Portrays various persons of prominence, including Elizabeth
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- 26 minutes
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