John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth: Volume I

Queen Elizabeth I frequently used the summer months to embark on tours - or 'progresses' - of England, when she and her courtiers visited towns, cities, universities, and her subjects. Court and Culture in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I is a collection of texts relating to the progresses, including accounts of the dramatic performances, orations, and poems written for the Queen. It is supplemented by eye-witness accounts of the Queen and her progresses,contemporary correspondence, details of the day-to-day running of the Court, and over one hundred illustrations, all of which combine to provide a uniquely detailed portrait of the life of Elizabeth I. Volume I of the edition covers the years from 1533 to 1571.