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Topic 3: Popular Entertainment Flashcards

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What entertainment did the rich take part in?

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Hawking, hunting, archery

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What entertainment did the poor take part in?

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Strolling players, football

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What entertainment did everyone enjoy regardless of class?

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Dancing, bowls, bear-baiting and cock fighting

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Why were strolling players banned?

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Seen as vagabonds, political messages they spread were unregulated, authorities disliked plays such as Robin Hood

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What were examples of theatre companies?

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The Queen’s Men - 1583

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men - 1594

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Which religious group opposed the theatre?

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Puritans

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What was the cheapest place to view from in the theatre called?

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The pit

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Who was a famous playwright apart from Shakespeare?

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Christopher Marlowe

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What was the play Alarum for London about?

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A propaganda play showing Catholic Spanish soldiers killing innocent Protestants in the Netherlands

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Why did authorities oppose the theatre?

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Attracted beggars and pickpockets, spread disease through large crowds

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WJEC GCSE History (7 decks)

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