“Cult of Gloriana”
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Elizabethan propaganda phenomenon
artistic tradition
ideological tradition
political cult of personality
The “Cult of Gloriana” was an Elizabethan-era ideological and artistic tradition that idealized Queen Elizabeth I as a quasi-divine, eternally youthful and virtuous monarch, central to English national identity and propaganda.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cult of Gloriana | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan propaganda phenomenon
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artistic tradition ⓘ ideological tradition ⓘ political cult of personality ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Gloriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedElizabethAs |
chaste
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eternally youthful ⓘ mother of the nation ⓘ quasi-divine ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
16th century
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInKingdom | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedMedium |
court masques
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court poetry ⓘ pageantry ⓘ portraiture ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ royal progresses ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalRole | English national identity ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
chastity
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eternal youth ⓘ female sovereignty ⓘ imperial destiny ⓘ marriage of monarch and nation ⓘ sacral monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Gloriana as a character in The Faerie Queene ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Protestant ideology
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Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ classical mythology ⓘ medieval chivalric traditions ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedElizabethAs |
married to her realm
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protector of Protestantism ⓘ symbol of national unity ⓘ virgin queen ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Elizabethan iconography
NERFINISHED
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English nationalism ⓘ Tudor monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ cult of the Virgin Queen ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Elizabethan court
NERFINISHED
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court painters ⓘ court poets ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
legitimizing Elizabeth I's rule
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monarchical propaganda ⓘ promoting loyalty to the crown ⓘ state propaganda ⓘ |
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