Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
The History of English Podcast
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The Queen's Love of the Theatre
The Queen's Love of the Theatre provided a much needed distraction from what seemed to be an inevitable conflict with Spain. Elizabeth enjoyed the entertainment provided by actors at her court and in the same year she founded her own acting company. In that same year 1583 another major plot to assassinate Elizabeth was uncovered. The plan was to kill Elizabeth and then have Spanish troops launch an attack on England.
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