E E - Lives of the people Flashcards
what were the homes of the gentry like
new country houses
over 50 rooms
glazed windows
finely decorated chimneys
what were the food and drinks of the gentry like
hosted feasts
expensive food carried on silver platters
exotic meats - swan , pheasant
fish - salmon
sweets - sugar and marzipan
expensive wine
how did the gentry make a living
the gentry did not work but earned money from renting out their lands
what were the homes of the middling sort like
ten rooms
2 floors
windows , chimneys
less decorated
what was the food and drink for the middling sort like
good diet of meat
fruit
bread
beer
how did the middling sort make a living
merchants
small business owners
independent farmers
what were the homes of the labouring poor like
small one room houses
no chimney
no glazed windows
what was the food of the labouring poor like
bread
vegetables from garden made into pottage
how did the labouring poor make a living
travelled looking for seasonal work on farms
who chose the partners for the gentry
parents
what kind of society was elizabethan society
patriarchal
wives obeyed husbands
what were the views on sex before marriage
sex outside marriage was forbidden
many couples immediately married if they found out they were pregnant
what were the views on divorce
it was difficult
people were encouraged to remarry if their husband or wife died
what were the views on same sex marriage
forbidden by the church
kept secret
why were families normally small
high rates of infant mortality
when did the gentry’s sons go to school
at age 7
where did children in poorer families work?
in the home
on the farm
what did children do at age 12 or 13
left family homes to work as servants or apprentices
why was wider kinship not that important
elizabethan’s didn’t have strong bonds with extended families
most families didn’t live with grandparents uncles or aunts
many people moved away from home
most elizabethans turned to their neighbours for help