They wanted their presence to be seen world wide as the colonised Virginia
How does a republic differ from a monarchy ruled by a king<span>? </span>Monarchy<span> is a form of governance reigned by a </span>king<span>, queen or an emperor. </span>Republic<span> is a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power. ... a person exercising absolute power without hereditary succession.</span>
Much like today, the key entertainment for Elizabethan London was: sports, visual entertainment (plays, for the time), and gambling.
Tennis, in particular, became a particularly popular sport during the Elizabethan age while artists like Shakespeare came to prominence with plays that the common masses enjoyed.
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