- Elizabeth loved music and played the Lute
- She also enjoyed dancing and watching plays
- The arts flourished during Elizabeth's time with the creation of works by Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe
- Writers paid tribute to the queen in many literary forms
- Edmund Spenser based the character Gloriana in the Faerie Queen on Elizabeth
- Artists honoured her by painting her portrait
- she was an early fashionista in many ways
- She loved beautiful clothing and jewellery
- Her clothes were made of gold and silver
- Despite her fading power, Elizabeth still showed her devotion to her people
- While the end of her reign had been difficult she was mostly remembered as being a queen who supported