A Masque for the Queen

by Geoffrey Trease

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Young performers preparing a court masque discover that entertainment can conceal political manoeuvring. Costumes, rehearsals and access to the royal household place them close to a threat against Elizabeth I.

The story explains how court spectacle served patronage and government as well as amusement. Trease gives craftspeople and performers a view of Elizabethan power from below the level of ministers and nobles.