The Queen's Progress

An Alphabet Of Elizabethan England

Written By Celeste Davidson Mannis

An A for adventure.

Our spirits are high.

Fare-the-well London.

All's ready. Let's fly!

Every summer Queen Elizabeth took a holiday known as the royal progress. The queen, her courtiers and hundreds of attendants left the capital of London behind in a caravan that stretched as far as the eye could see. As they passed through the gates of the city, only the Queen knew with certainty where their rambles would lead. She was the sole navigator of the royal progress, and her whims were her compass.

Ilustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline,

Publisher Weekly's "most promising new illustrator" of 2001.

The Queens Progress © Celeste Davison Mannis 2003