Elizabethan travelers were named after
Queen Elizabeth I of England. Queen
Elizabeth ascended the throne in England in 1558 A.D. at the age of 25 and
ruled until her death in 1603 A.D.
Elizabeth’s reign was also referred to as England’s Golden age or Elizabethan England, an era of peace and prosperity. During her reign, the people of England experienced economic prosperity and all round development.
Her government promoted travel and
encouraged the people of her reign to travel from one place to another in
pursuit of knowledge and experience by partly subsidizing it. Diplomats,
students and research scholars of that time were given fellowships to travel
for study, research and experience. Thus, a large number of individuals in
England showed their interest in travelling abroad.
Meanwhile, churches across Europe
organized religious travels. Journeys to the Holy Land in Israel were prominent
among the travels during that era. Pilgrims were guided by the church to
practice different codes of conduct for taking food and shelter.
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