The document summarizes the key features of the Elizabethan Age in England, including that it was a golden age under Queen Elizabeth I from 1558-1603. Some of the defining characteristics of the Elizabethan era were the production of great English poetry and plays, especially by William Shakespeare; a feeling of patriotism and nationalism; and advances in many cultural areas like drama, poetry, prose, and the development of the novel. The Renaissance ideals of humanism and questioning accepted beliefs also influenced English culture during this time period.