Elizabeth I and her marriage to the throne of England
Polari Facts celebrates an historical marriage.
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PermalinkThis transformative era in British history produced its greatest playwright, William Shakespeare. As a court writer he was required to validate the position of his sovereign. An important part of his job was to make sense of her reign. This is the reason there is so much cross-dressing in his work.