Elizabeth 4 - family life Flashcards
1
Q
Gentry marriage
A
Partner chosen for them by parents but most could choose who they married
2
Q
What kind of society was Elizabethan?
A
Patriarchal, wives expected to obey husbands
3
Q
What did couples immediately do if pregnant?
A
Get married
4
Q
Divorce
A
Very difficult although people were encouraged to re marry if partner dies
5
Q
Sam sex marriage
A
Forbidden by the church had to be kept secret
6
Q
What age did gentry pay for their sons to go to school?
A
7 years old
7
Q
Poorer children
A
Went straight in to work at home or farms as soon as old enough
