3.1 - Education and Leisure Flashcards
What was education like during Elizabethan times?
Children who were high in social hierarchy went to school, the school was mainly boys and very few girls went.
Who were humanists and writers?
Humanists are writers and thinkers in the 16th Century, who believed that people shouldn’t be educated for practical reasons but to fufill peoples potential and gain a better understanding of the world
How did Protestants view education?
Protestants viewed education as something which is good for being able to get closer to get as you are literate and you can talk to God and pray to him.
As business and trade developed what became more important?
Education, especially in towns
What was education like for poor boys and girls?
No formal education. They learned from their parents working on the land, or in the home.They needed to bring in a wage for the family.
What was education like for well-off boys?
- Petty schools age 4-8: (reading, writing and arithmetic)
- Grammar school age 8-14: (Latin, Greek, French, ancient and classical history, philosophy, archery, wrestling, chess and running)
What was education like for well-off girls?
- Dame schools or educated at home by mothers
- Did reading, writing, arithmetic,music, dancing, needlework, horse riding and archery
What was education like for upper class boys?
- Private tutor until early teens (Latin, Greek, French, ancient and classical history)
- University (Oxford or Cambridge) from 14 or 15
- Inns of Court in London trained lawyers
What was education like for upper class girls?
- Private tutor until early teens
- Then sent to another noble household to complete their education
- Made useful social contacts and perfect skills expected of them as a noble woman
What did nobility and gentrys do in their free time?
• Hunting on horseback, with hounds (both men and women)
• Hawking (men and women)
• Fishing (men and women)
• Fencing (men)
• Real tennis (men)
What did working people do in their free time?
They played football - a lower class game for men. It was extremely violent and was common for people to be killed as there were no rules. They played on the streets or countryside
How did theatres change during Elizabeth’s reign?
At the beginning of the 16th century many plays were based on religious themes though they changed to comedies and tradegies during Elizabeth’s reign
What happened as plays became more popular?
As the watching of plays became more popular, theatres were built instead of using the courtyards of inns. The popularity of stage plays led to the building of the Rose, Swan and Globe Theatres in London between 1587 and 1598
What are the main features of an Elizabethan Theatre?
- A flag would be flown from the top of the theatre to show a play was going to be performed.
- People sat around the stage in galleries
- The cheapest place was in front of the stage where ordinary people stood. They were known as ‘groundlings’.
What was literature and history like during Elizabethan England?
There was a lot of new literature written during Elizabeth I’s reign. History was a very popular subject, as were accounts of voyages of discovery, and translations of latin and Greek classics. Medieval works such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales were also popular.
The most popular form of creative writing were poetry and plays. Most well-educated people wrote poetry, including the queen. Theatre, meanwhile, was undergoing a revolution in Elizabeth l’s reign.
