elizabeth part 2 Flashcards
when was the printing press invented
1436
why could more people read because of printing press
chap books were sold at affordable prices for all
why were the gentry on the rise x3
- tudors saw nobility as a threat due to their power and influence so excluded them from positions such as elizabeth’s pricy council
- dissolution on monsteries - land was sold cheap and fast which was purchased by the gentry
- more exploration - meant more trade
who was a notable architect elizabethan
robert smythson
what was the period of architectural prosperity called
the great rebuilding
why was there the great rebuilding
built to reflect the prosperity of the era - no moats etc needed as there were no wars of the such
features of an elizabethan house
lots of windows
plasterwork art ceilings
fireplaces, tapestries
what inspired the great rebuilding’s architecture
the italian renaissance
examples of women’s fashion x5
- dyed hair with fake hair piled on top
- ruff - large
- gown and overgown
- heavy white makeup
- blackened teeth
examples of mens fashion
- ruff
- jerkin - colourful jacket
- silk stockings
what year was the act of parliament declaring actors need a license
1572
when was The Theatre opened
1576
when was the globe opened
1599
why was the globe opened
his puritan landowner refused to renew the lease, so he disassembled the theatre and assembled it on the south bank. renamed the globe
what system was in place to support actors
patronage
why was poverty so bad in elizabethan england reasons x5
- rising population, demand outstripped supply
- war against the dutch and Spanish , also affected trade in antwerp
- bad harvests. death conditions made bad harvests
- rack renting- landowners increased their prices so farmers were evicted
- landowners changing farming - they farmed sheep instead as it was cheaper, so had to enclose their fields, which meant the poor lose their mini plots
example of a play about patronage
richard 3rd put him in a good light as he was an ancestor of elizabeth
how many people went to the theatre each week
15,000 in 1595
how many pople went to the theatre each week in 1620
25,000
how much was the entrace fee minimum
1 penny for groundlings
what were the two types of poor
the impotent poor, the idle poor
when and what was the statue of artificers
1563, placed wage limits and slowed enclosure
how many poeple were poor in norwich in 1570
2000+
what and when was the poor law
1601 - everyone had to pay towards a local poor rate for the setting up of workhouses for the deserving poor and almshouses for the impotent poor
what did the poor law give orphans
apprenticehsips to learn a trade
positives of the 1601 poor law x3
- oppotunities
- 1st time the govt took any responsibility for the poor
-stopped fear of a revolt
negatives of the 1601 poor law x4
-idle poor still villified
-poverty was still high
- focused too much on punishment, begging lead to whipping
- only enacted to stop a rebellion
example of british exploration
the east india company who brought spices to sell in england
what religion was francis drake
puritan
how much worth of treasure did francis drake bring back
£400,000
how much of the 400,000 worth of treasure did francis drake keep
10,000
what year was francis drake knighted
1581
where was francis drake knighted
aboard his ship; the golden hind
example of elizabeth rewarding patronageq
spencer’s allegorical poem the faerie queen - she gave him a £50 pension
who was walter raleigh and what did he do
he recieved a royal patent to establish a colony in the Americas
what did walkter raleigh name this colony in america
Virginia
what was virginia rich in
wine, oil, sugar, flax
why was exploration good for england x6
- brought wealth to england
- founded britain as a global superpower
- powerful navy developed
- less reliant on European trade
- less poverty as emigration which meant more trade.
- trade links
why was the colony bad for england
increased hostility to spain
