The Berkeley Chess Elizabethan Cardinal Palisander Grand Chess Set

The Berkeley Chess Elizabethan Cardinal Palisander Grand Chess SetBeautifully crafted in the UK. Stunning attention to detail. Imposing 12. 7 cm king. Solid crushed stone resin pieces. Warm red and cream colouring. Deluxe Spanish mongoy palisander and maple chessboard. Celebrate the splendour of Elizabethan England with this beautifully detailed chess set in cardinal red and palisander cream, complete with a deluxe 60 cm Spanish chessboard. The long reign of Queen Elizabeth the First was a time of economic growth,

• Beautifully crafted in the UK.
• Stunning attention to detail.
• Imposing 12.7 cm king.
• Solid crushed stone resin pieces.
• Warm red and cream colouring.
• Deluxe Spanish mongoy palisander and maple chessboard.

Celebrate the splendour of Elizabethan England with this beautifully detailed chess set in cardinal red and palisander cream, complete with a deluxe 60 cm Spanish chessboard.

The long reign of Queen Elizabeth the First was a time of economic growth, imperial expansion and incredible optimism for England. Elizabeth, or ‘The Virgin Queen’ (as she was known for her refusal to dilute her authority through marriage), led England into a new renaissance associated inextricably with William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh’s voyages of discovery to America and Sir Francis Drake’s crushing of the fearsome Spanish Armada.

The intricate pieces are cast from heavy crushed stone resin and finished with an elegant cardinal red and palisander cream colouring.

The King: Lord Burghley – Sir William Cecil, The Queen’s Chief Advisor.
The Queen: Elizabeth I.
The Bishop: Matthew Parker – Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Knight: Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Rook: White Tower of The Tower of London.
The Pawn: Ships of the English Fleet.

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