From almost the very moment of her coronation in the winter of 1559 to the dissolving of Parliament almost exactly eight years later, little more seems to have been on the minds of the upper and lower houses (aside from a religious settlement) than the subject of Elizabeth’s marriage, and with it, limitations on her [...]

There is an inherent problem to the Thinking Question this week that poses an important challenge to my answer. By using the term “Renaissance” at all, the layers which must be considered in order to give a thoughtful and intelligent answer have increased to an almost dizzying degree. The “Renaissance” after all is [...]