Who wrote the poem The Faerie Queen?
The Faerie Queene Queene" in season 1 episode 10 entitled, "Gloriana." In the final scene, Queen Elizabeth II, portrayed by Claire Foy, is being photographed. Prompting Her Majesty's poses, Cecil Beaton says:All hail sage Lady, whom a grateful Isle hath blessed. Not moving, not breathing. Our very own goddess. "Glorious Gloriana". Forgetting Elizabeth Windsor now. Now only Elizabeth Regina. Yes. The Faerie Queene The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books I to III were first published in 1590, and then republished in 1596 together with books IV to VI. "The Faerie Queene" is notable for its form: it
The Faerie Queene reality to interpreted events becomes more apparent when the events occurred nearer to the time when the poem was written. Throughout "The Faerie Queene", Spenser creates "a network of allusions to events, issues, and particular persons in England and Ireland" including Mary, Queen of Scots, the Spanish Armada, the English Reformation, and even the Queen herself. It is also known that James VI of Scotland read the poem, and was very insulted by Duessa – a very negative depiction of his mother, Mary, Queen of Scots. "The Faerie Queene" was then banned in Scotland. This led to a significant decrease