Good Queen Bess Faces The Camera At Hatfield Pageant . Scenes that have taken place at Hatfield , Hertfordshire , since the days of Queen Elizabeth were re - enacted in Hatfield Park when the Hartfordshire Folk Dancers produced a pagent entitled " Seven Centuries of Dancing " . The grounds of Hatfield House , which was the home of Queen Elizabeth during her childhood and retirement , were lent by the Marquees and Marchioness of Salisbury . Between five and six hundred dancers took part in th pageant . Photo Shows : Miss Elizabeth Wood as Queen Elizabeth being photographed by another performer . 4 Jul 1936 *** Local Caption ***