Synopsis
Simon Schama discusses the public appearance of Elizabeth I.
- Programme: A History of Britain by Simon Schama
- Series: 1
- Episode: The Body of the Queen
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2000
- History | The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 | Queen, government and religion, 1558-69 | Elizabeth's court and Parliament
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