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Tour of the monarch through the country, visiting cities and the houses of eminent aristocrats. | Tour of the monarch through the country, visiting cities and the houses of eminent aristocrats. In times without newspapers, radio and TV this was one of the few occasions were the subjects could actually see what their monarch really looked like (no, stamps were not invented then either). | ||
Elizabeth I developed the Royal Progress to an art form and an efficient instrument of government. | |||
Revision as of 20:16, 15 January 2009
Tour of the monarch through the country, visiting cities and the houses of eminent aristocrats. In times without newspapers, radio and TV this was one of the few occasions were the subjects could actually see what their monarch really looked like (no, stamps were not invented then either). Elizabeth I developed the Royal Progress to an art form and an efficient instrument of government.