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Elizabeth I's coronation portrait - Questions

1.Look at this portrait and discuss:

What type of picture is it?
Can you guess in which period it was painted?
How do you know it's a coronation portrait?

2.Do some research:

Who was Elizabeth I?
How long did she reign?
Why is she still famous?

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1. Read the text carefully. Can you highlight:

the date of Elizabeth I’s coronationin blue?
the items of clothing she is wearinginyellow?
the symbols on her outfitingreen?
the words related to her beautyinpink?

2. Now read the first paragraph again and answer the following questions.

Is this the original painting?
Where can people see it today?

3. Looking at the second paragraph: can you tell what the fleur-de-lis represents?

4.Now read the final paragraph again and answer the following questions.

What parts of her outfit show that she is the queen?
Can you find two beauty standards from Elizabeth’s time?

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Elizabeth I's coronation portrait

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