Elizabeth I’s 1598 crest adorns the entryway of Great Fosters, marking the year of her visit which was part of her “progresses” touring the English countryside. Hosts at Great Fosters were expected to entertain her and her court lavishly, and were unable to complain of any transgressions. Elizabeth I and Henry VIII used the Great Fosters as a hunting lodge, and she repeatedly enjoyed the thrill and refused to give it up even when her advisers urged her to.
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