Facts about Elizabethan Era in England

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   Literacy and print culture flourished in the Elizabethan Era, with London's book trade centered on St Paul's Churchyard becoming a hub for publishing pamphlets and poetry.

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   Elizabethan fashion imposed strict sumptuary laws regulating what colors and fabrics each social class could legally wear, enforcing visible social hierarchy.

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   England's maritime power expanded dramatically during the Elizabethan Era, with Francis Drake completing the second circumnavigation of the globe in 1580.

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   The Elizabethan Era saw England establish its first permanent Protestant church under the Elizabethan Religious Settlement of 1559, balancing Catholic and Protestant elements.

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   During the Elizabethan Era, the Globe Theatre was built in 1599 and became the primary venue for William Shakespeare's plays.

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