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        <title><![CDATA[The well-to-do in the Elizabethan era favored a Greek revival style of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The well-to-do in the Elizabethan era favored a Greek revival style of architecture.  On the exterior, stone columns and intricate brick work were all the rage. The designs were all about symmetry and precision.

Interior design also reflected this symmetry.  Curtains, upholstery and rugs often co-ordinated.  Rich and luxurious fabrics were used in bedrooms.  The Metropolitan Museum also notes that "ceilings were often outfitted with ornate...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What did the wealthy peoples' mansions look like in the elizabethan era?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What did the wealthy peoples' mansions look like in the elizabethan era?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Elizabeth encouraged her troops with a notable speech, known as the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth encouraged her troops with a notable speech, known as the Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, in which she famously declared, "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too! And I think it foul scorn that Spain or Parma or any prince of Europe should dare invade the borders of my realm". Thus the legend of Good Queen Bess was born.

Also, in many...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[She was in fact called Good Queen Bess. This was an affectionate...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[She was in fact called Good Queen Bess. This was an affectionate nickname the country had for her, showing their support. Elizabeth was known to be brave, and to have a sense of humor, and both of these endeared her to the common populace, who called her this informally, showing both approval and a kind of identification.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Was Elizabeth the first called the "Good Queen Bess"? If so, why?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Was Elizabeth the first called the "Good Queen Bess"? If so, why?]]></description>
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