Was Elizabeth I's reign really a 'golden age'?

Welcome to the History Extra podcast. We've now reached the final episode of our Sunday series on the life and legacy of Elizabeth I, as historian Nicola Tallis tells Rachel Dinning about the Queen's final years and the uncertainty that followed her death. If you've enjoyed this Sunday series, check back next week for a new four-part exploration of the existential threat that the Vikings pose to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. But for now, it's over to Rachel and Nicola. Hello and welcome to the final episode of our four-part series exploring the life of Elizabeth I.

I'm Rachel Dinning and today I'm joined by historian and author Dr. Nicola Tallis. Over the past three episodes, we've been tracing Elizabeth's early life, her rise to power, her enemies and the challenges she faced as Queen, and now in this concluding episode we turn to her later years, exploring how Elizabeth confronted aging, the delicate question of succession, and the legacy that would turn her into one of England's most enduring and iconic. Monarchs. St.

Nicola, this is an episode about the final years of Elizabeth's life. To start off, what were the most pressing challenges for her as she entered old age? There were quite a few for poor Elizabeth, including the fact that poverty was rife. We see that there are poor harvests, inflation, unemployment.

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