Elizabethan Entertainment

Question 1

Sports men and women of Nobility and Gentry would’ve enjoyed

Answer 1

Hunting on horseback, with hounds

Hawking (hunting using trained birds of prey)

Question 2

Sports for only men of Nobility and Gentry

Answer 2

Fencing
Real tennis (similar to squash where balls could bounce off of walls providing they didn’t go above a certain limit)

Question 3

Football

Answer 3

Played by lower class men and extremely violent (men were often killed). There were effectively no rules.

Question 4

Baiting

Answer 4

A bear is chained to a post with it’s teeth broken short and dogs were unleashed against it. It had to fight with it’s claws and would often kill the dogs. Watched by all classes.

Question 5

Cock Fighting

Answer 5

Cockerals made to wear metal spurs to attack eachother with as well as using their beaks. Enjoyed by all classes and bets would be placed on fights. Puritans disapproved as fights were often on sundays.

Question 6

Literature

Answer 6

Historical pieces and accounts of voyages, discovery and translations of latin and greek classics were popular. Most well educated people would’ve enjoyed poetry and written it, as well as watching plays

Question 7

Theatre

Answer 7

Early in Elizabeth’s reign plays which depicted bible stories and saints (mystery plays) were popular but Elizabeth feared these could cause violence so they were banned. The non–religious (secular) plays became popular and demand for theatre and theatre companies increased.

Question 8

Music and dancing

Answer 8

Popular amoungst all classes and many people played instruments including lutes(similar to guitars), spinets and harpsichords(both similar to pianos) which were more expensive to own.
Bagpipes and fiddles were popular with lower classes.
Noble classes would have music played to them at meals and working classes would listen to it at fairs, markets or public occasions.