The Cult of Gloriana: Art, Music and Personality at the Court of the Virgin Queen

History

Residential course

Mark Cottle

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Cult of Gloriana

17 March 2023 to 19 March 2023

From £265 Non-residential fee

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Description

Elizabeth I was the most remarkable woman of a remarkable age.  Her reign was one of the great creative periods of English history – literature, music, art, architecture and overseas exploration all reached unprecedented heights.  With reference to literature and architecture, this lecture will also focus on the portraits, miniatures and music of Elizabeth’s court.

The aim is to demonstrate great levels of artistic achievement and to recreate something of the energy, spirit, and confidence of this Golden Age.

Residential Fees From: £395.   Non Residential: £265

Course runs from Dinner on Friday to Lunch on Sunday.

Tutor information

Mark Cottle was born in the Scilly Isles, educated at Truro School in Cornwall and was a graduate of Birmingham University with a Masters Degree in late Medieval History.  Mark has spent over 20 years lecturing in Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Tudor history in further and higher education.

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