Elizabeth 1 and the culture of writing

Dr Grace Ioppolo and her husband, Peter Beal, are the editors of a new book of essays Elizabeth 1 and the culture of writing, published by the British Library, which sheds light on the role Elizabeth I played as an author herself and as a muse to her subjects in the 'golden' period of English literature. Dr Ioppolo is the director of the project to digitise the Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn theatre papers in the Archives at Dulwich College. Her essay is on the correspondence between the Queen and the Earl of Essex (the Hulton Letters). Henry Woudhuysen is Professor of English at University College, London and the father of an Alleynian. He is also a member of the digitisation project team and his essay is an introduction to the Queen's own writings. Peter Beal's essay is concerned with Elizabeth's execution warrants, he is another member of the digitisation project team.