Elizabethan era puritans Flashcards
what is merry england
a myth created in Elizabethan era imagined a golden age
what did people do during the golden age
wore fine clothes
everyone had plenty food
people get on well with each other
cultural achievements were enjoyed
what were some popular past time activities
sport
festivities
the ale house
what sports did they play
football
bear-baiting
why did puritans dislike popular pastimes
protect the sabbath
what did puritans do to stop popular pastimes
parish ales stopped in many areas
alehouses closed
maypoles were pulled down
who stopped the popular pastimes
puritan ministers
how did they convince them to stop the activities
preaching sermons attacking festivities such as parish ales
persuaded JPs to ban maypoles
what festivities did they have
saints day
Christmas
may day
harvest home
what did they stop by stopping pagan practices
traditions such as may day were pagan not Christian
by preventing violent disorder what happened
crowds at festivities such as parish ales and harvest home often became drunk puritans didn’t think it was Christian behaviour
by preventing sex outside marriage what happened
puritan ministers believed that dancing and drinking at festivals such as may day led to sex outside of marriage
was there theatres when Elizabeth became Queen in 1558
no
what did actors do before there was theatres
toured the country preforming at alehouses
why were the government arresting early actors
they were seen as vagrants
who was the most popular theatre company
Lord Chamberlin’s men
who was the playwright at lord Chamberlins men
William Shakespeare
who were opposition to the theatres
puritan ministers
the London city authorities
why were the puritans against the theatres
encouraged unholy behaviour and distracted people from prayer and bible reading
why did the London city authorities oppose the theatres
they feared crowds would spread the plague or commit crimes
who supported the theatres
the Queen
ordinary people
what was the gallery
covered raised areas of seating. entry was 6 pence
what was the yard
where the poor stood to watch the plays entry was 1 penny
what is a groundling
poor person watching in the yard
what were witches believed to have
Familiars: small animals such as cats
what did the 1563 law against witches allow them to do
death by hanging
prison for damage to property
how many witch cases in the 1580s
166 cases
during Elizabeth’s reign how many witch cases were in Essex
172 cases
what were the reasons for the persecution of witches
tension between villagers
attacks on women
puritans
what percent of women were accused of being witches
90%
