Surfing the web for ... Elizabethan times
Find out more information about the Elizabethan period and King James I’ reign on
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/elizabethanengland.html
A. Look at your book p108 and 109 and name the Queen and King who reigned successively in Shakespeare’s time
Go to Elizabethan England site homepage
Go to historical figures and events
Go to Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan period : a brief introduction
1- About Elizabeth I …
-daughter of :-dates of reign :
- known as :
- She was the third in line of succession, so why did she become Queen ?
- What happened during her reign as far as wars and geographical expansion are concerned :
-After her death, what was England like ?
-Was she a popular Queen ? Give examples.
-She loved art ( poetry, drama, music..). What was the consequence for artists ?
Click on “King James VI
2. About James I …
- Son of :
-Dates of reign ( England and Scotland)
-What did he believe in ? Explain :
-What did he sponsor ?
B. Life in Elizabethan England.
Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> Arts and Architecture ->musical instruments
What was the most popular musical instrument ? What did it look like ?
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Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> everyday life ->bloody painful : crime and punishment
- In Elizabethan England
- drunkardsm
- bakers m
- gossiping women m
Could be punished and tortured
Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> everyday life -> popular amusements and entertainments
- What amusements or entertainments were there in Elizabethan England ?
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Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> everyday life -> Elizabethan sports
-jousting and archery were ------sports
- hunting was a sport for ------
Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> everyday life -> Women’s fashion of the Eizabethan period
- What was fashionable for women ? ( give 2 examples)
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Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> everyday life -> Elizabethan food and drink
- What did people usually have for breakfast ?
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- What did they usually drink ?
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-What did an Elizabethan dinner usually consist of ?
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Go to Elizabethan England Site homepage -> everyday life -> medical beliefs and practices
- Give the name of 5 epidemic diseases common in the 16th century :
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