Elizabeth K.O 5 Flashcards
What was the myth industrial Britain made about Elizabethan England called?
Merry England
What was the ‘golden age’ merry England was imagined to be?
a time when people wore fine clothes and had plenty of food. people also got on well and cultural achievements were loved by all
What 3 popular pastimes did people enjoy Elizabethan England?
Sport, festivals and the alehouse(pub)
What were the 2 main sports in Elizabethan England?
Football- played on the streets between huge teams from different villages and was the most popular sport
Bear baiting-spectators bet on a group of dogs attacking a tied up bear
What happened at Christmas in Elizabethan England?
Festivals including eating, drinking and carol-singing lasted 12 days
what happened on saints days Elizabethan England?
Villages held parish ales- festivals of eating and drinking that lasted several days.
What happened on May Day?
People danced around the maypole and watched plays
What was harvest home?
A festival after all crops were harvested at the end of August
What was the most popular past time for labouring poor and the middling sort?
going to the alehouse to drinking beer with friends
What were alehouses also places of?
Gambling and prostitution
What was the cause of the decline in popular past times?
Puritans ministers made parish ales stop in many places and alehouses to close. Maypoles were also pulled down
Why did puritan ministers stop popular past times?
They believed in wanting to live purer Christian lives
How did puritans cause a decrease in popular pastimes?
Preached sermons attacking sermons such as festivals
persuaded justices of peace ban maypoles and introduce licenses for selling ale
What drove puritan ministers to attack popular pastimes?
1.protecting the sabbath-puritans believed Sunday should be reserved for pray
2.stopping pagan practices- puritans believed some pagan practices eg may day were distractions from the Christian religion
3.preventing violent disorder- Puritans disproved of people getting drunk and violent from festivals as they didn’t see it as Christian behaviour
4.preventing sex outside marriage- festivals may lead to the sin of sex outside marriage
WHAT WAS THE 1563 LAW AGAINST WITCHCRAFT?
persecution against witches that allowed death by hanging and prison for property damage
How many cases of witches punishment were there in Elizabethan England?
there were 166 cases in the 1580s and there was 172 in Essex alone
Why were witches persecuted?
1.tension between villagers- power for the powerless explains confessions and lots of unexplained terrible things happen
2.attacks on women- 90% of witchcraft accusations were women and in a patriarchal society was a way to deal with women without husbands
3.puritans- puritan ministers encouraged persecution to get rid of magical beliefs. Essex had a high number of accusations and was highly puritan
how many theatres were there when Elizabeth came into reign?
0
how did Elizabeth show herself to the public?
She went on tours and performed at alehouses and parish ales
Who was the popular film company?
The Lord Chamberlain’s men
what were some popular plays and theatre?
Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth were popular in the globe(in London)
What was opposition to theatres?
Puritan ministers opposed them because they encouraged unholy behaviour and distracted people from prayer and bible reading.
The London authorities because of the crowds spreading the plague
Who liked the theatre?
The queen loved it and invited Shakespeare to perform in the royal court. Ordinary people also loved the cheap entertainment
