1. Elizabeth: The Golden Age HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD

2. Elizabeth’s Suitors History or Hollywood?!?!?!  History!!!  Elizabeth met with many suitors for political reasons  But…  She was actually in her 50’s  Could not produce an heir  Suitors were no longer coming to her court at the time

3. Clothing/Fashion History or Hollywood?!?!?!?  History!  Typical fashion of the period  Very ornate/colorful  Elizabeth wanted to be center of attention  Pearls/White Make-up  Symbolize virginity and purity

4. Assassination Plot History or Hollywood?!?!?!  History!  Based on the Babington Plot  But…  It was stopped in the planning stages  No plot ever came close to working

5. Sir Walter Raleigh and the Armada History or Hollywood?!?!?!  Hollywood!  Was not a central figure  Wasn’t even there  Robert Dudley the overall leader (not depicted)  Sir Francis Drake led the defense  Used the fire ship strategy NO IT WAS THIS GUY!!!

6. Bess and Raleigh Relationship??? History or Hollywood?!?!?!  History!  They did have a relationship  Married in secret  Elizabeth did not know  Had a child.  But…  It was after the Armada  Raleigh was imprisoned/executed

7. The Battle Scenes! History or Hollywood?!?!?!  Hollywood!  Battle not fought off English coast – was France  England did not lose a single ship during the battle  Broadside bombardments not possible  Spanish/England could really only fire once  Difficult to reload

8. Mary, Queen of Scots Easy Execution???  Hollywood!  Took 2 possibly 3 strokes  Beheading not always clean and easy…  She screamed “Sweet Jesus” after first hack  Also…actually imprisoned for 19 years

9. Raleigh and Virginia History or Hollywood?!?!?!  Hollywood!!!  Raleigh never set foot in Virginia  Virginia founded after Elizabeth’s death  Potatoes were “discovered” by Spain There’s no pictures of Virginia… It wasn’t discovered yet… Duh!