Elizabeth - Education and leisure Flashcards
Where did rich children receive an eduction?
At home with private tutors.
What did rich boys learn?
How to do hunting, maths and languages.
What did rich girls learn?
How to sing and dance and also learnt languages and litrature.
What were petty schools?
Small local schools which provided basic education up to the age of 8.
What was taught at petty schools?
Basic reading, writing and sometimes maths. Strong religious focus.
Who attended petty schools?
Mostly boys but some girls.
At what age did people attend petty schools?
No fixed age but usually from 6 to the time which they could read and write.
How many new Grammar schools were set up under Elizabeth?
100
What sort of children attended grammar schools?
Mostly boys from upper middle class backgrounds.
Some grammars offered free places to bright, poorer boys.
What was taught at grammar schools?
Latin, Literature, Arithmetic and Greek.
Could girls get an eductaion?
Vey few did except the rich, however there were some Dame schools for middle - class girls
What were the two mani universities that boys attended?
Oxford and Cambridge.
What did students at university study?
Arithmetic, Greek, Astronomy, Philosophy, and Theology.
What language were all courses conducted in?
Latin.
What did the rich do for entertainment?
-Hunted deer and other animals.
-Hawking with trained falcons.
-Fencing.
-Tennis.
-Bowls.
What did ordinary people do for entertainment?
Football - often descended into fights
Bloodsports - cockfighting, bull or bear-baiting
Gambling
Name two famous Elizabethan theatres.
The Globe
The Curtain
How did theatre change under Elizabeth?
Became more permanent. Purpose built theatres were built.
What were the differences on how the poor and the rich enjoyed theatre?
The poor paid a penny to stand in the pit.
The rich sat in the gallery.
How did Elizabeth support theatre?
She set up her own acting company, The Queen’s Men.
