"The Image of this Queene so quaynt : The Pornographic Blazon 1588-1603" by Hannah Betts was a novel about the sexual writings that were being written about females including Queen Elizabeth. Some writings were written for enjoyment while others were to criticize about Queen Elizabeth.
"Pornography has evolved into a notoriously problematic category. Traditional definitions have focused on the content and purpose of pornography, identifying it as sexually explicit material designed for erotic arousal." Pornography can also imply to enjoyment of the female body by being a member of an audience rather then just reading. During Queen Elizabeth's time period woman just "appeared as a vehicle for the creation of the male identity" and with Elizabeth being a woman ruler many writings happened to be about her.
"Earl of Leicester died in 1588 having distinguished himself as Queen Elizabeth's longest-serving and best-loved favorite." Knowing this, pornographic narratives were written that described Leicester's efforts to get with Queen Elizabeth.
".a charge with his lance of lust against the center of her target of proffe, and rune his ingredience up to the hard hiltes into the unsearchable botome of her gaping gullfe.".
This quote that is being said by Earl of Leicester is one of the first a narrative pieces of a pornography catalog. He states how he wants to have intercourse with Queen Elizabeth. This catalog leads to more pornography articles to be published.
During the time period of 1589 to 1603 these catalog blazons all featured accounts of the female genitalia. The descriptions of the female organs had typically tactile details, "as soft, smooth, moist, slippery and downy. They also use gustatory imagery to depict the vulva as a place of delicious tastes, alternately sweet, nourishing, or intoxicating.".
As years progressed, stronger sexual content were being provided into their writers catalogs.