England Study Guide Flashcards
What determined the style, intensity, and personality of a monarchs reign
A monarchs personality
Who ruled england throughout most of the 16th century
Queen Elizabeth 1
What issues could a monarch determine for their country
National religion, when the country would go to war, education, food they could eat, clothes they could wear
What was the monarch considered ? What was going against him considered
Demigod, sin
How long did Elizabeth the 1st rule england
45 years
Who were Elizabeth 1 parents
Henry 8, anne Boleyn
When was Liz 1 considered illegitimate
Her mother was executed when she was 3
What was Liz 1st also called
The virgin queen, Gloriana, the faerie queen, good queen bess
What was the bubonic plague transmitted by
Fleas that lived on rodents and animals, especially rats
What was the bubonic plague also called
The Black Death
How many people died of the disease in 1563
Over 20,000
What family members did Shakespeare lose to the plague
His sisters Joan and Margaret (babies), anne (7), his brother Edmund (27) , his son hamnet (11)
What are three symptoms of the plague
Very high fever, vomiting, muscular pains
What was a nursery rhyme that has plague origins
Ring around the rosy
What was life like for young girls in 16th century England
Inferior to men, no personal freedom, religion center of life, obeyed parents, only function to marry and have children, didn’t choose who they marry for political reasons, marry for love bizarre and foolish
Who and when was the globe théâtre built
The playing company lord chamberlains men, 1599
When did the theatre burn down, what was it started by
June 29, 1613 , theatrical cannon
Who would pay what to see a performance at the globe
Groundlings, penny
Who played the roles of Elizabethan women
Young boys whose voices hadn’t changed
When did the audience know the setting changed
It was referenced in the dialogue
Shakespeare was born in, and died
Stratford upon Avon, England (bard of Avon), April 23, 1616 (age 52)
How many plays did Shakespeare write
38
What language did Shakespeare write in
Early Modern English
In Shakespearean drama comedies end in, tragedies end in
Marriage, death
How many english words did Shakespeare create
2,035
What was the goal od Elizabethan dress
Show the status of women
What was it common for Elizabethan men to wear
Tights
What were a towns official musicians called
Waits
What medieval game did english men often play
Jousting
What food did 16th century men eat
Fish and chips, sausage…
