Hardwick Hall Flashcards
1
Q
Give examples of wealth
A
Expensive Glass Fashionable bay windows Rooms are private Elegant staircases Artwork Expensive french furniture
2
Q
Evidence that the features were to impress the monarchy
A
Portrait of Elizabeth - only one who was not family or Virgin Mary
House shaped like an E
3
Q
Examples of a comfortable home
A
Windows made rooms bright and warm
The Great Hall - warm, practical, unsmokey
Weren’t built defensively
Lots of carpets, stools and chairs
4
Q
Evidence of prosperity
A
The colour of brick Glass in the windows Gallery full of artwork French furniture Elegant staircases Symmetry of building
5
Q
Examples of house as a home
A
Carpets Loads of windows - bright and warm Private - bedrooms upstairs Displayed art Luxury rooms
6
Q
What were medieval manor houses like?
A
Only used for defense No glass In charge of Law and Order Communal area Bedrooms on ground floor Had moats Gatehouses Shaped as a cylinder
