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Detailed explanation-1: -Entertainment at court in Elizabethan times included jousting, dancing, poetry-reading, dramatic performances, hunting, riding, banqueting and concerts. Many of Queen Elizabeth I’s most entertaining court appearances took place in Greenwich itself, at Greenwich Palace.

Detailed explanation-2: -Elizabeth used the court to show her power and when it met it was a glamorous affair. There would be dancing, plays, pageants, feasts and jousting tournaments not to mention sermons in the open air courtyard and hunting in St James’ Park.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Royal Court was the centre of political power in Elizabethan England and Wales. Wealthy and ambitious people would go there to try and get noticed by the Queen and win her favour, in the hope of being rewarded with an important job in the government that would bring them power, influence and a valuable income.

Detailed explanation-4: -Court was made up the Queen, key members of her household, and the most important people from the English nobility. Occasionally court would have foreign members including visiting ambassadors or other monarchs when the occasion was right. The Court would follow the Queen around, wherever she chose to stay.

Detailed explanation-5: -Whitehall was reputedly the largest palace in Europe, spanning an incredible 23 acres, and it was in this palace Elizabeth lived more than any other. Over a thousand people generally attended court.