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
