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    the Elizabethan Era? Have you heard of the Collar or the Rack? The Elizabethan Era was a period of the supernatural, such as witches and witchcraft, and is one of the creepiest and odd eras. Punishment and crime was handled in a more cruel and inhumane way during the Elizabethan Era. One of the most deadly diseases known to mankind took place, The Black Plague. Strange homemade remedies were also made to cure sicknesses and diseases. Some of the topics and superstitions of the Elizabethan Era…

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    Elizabethan Era Architecture The Elizabethan Era was a time in which architecture became competitive within London between 1558 1603, the architecture was made differently according to who the building belonged to such as lower class or upper class. During the Elizabethan Era the type of house you had defined who you were because it would have things you wanted/could afford. There was a certain build structure for certain buildings such as the Shakespeare's Globe, Breadsall Priory, and Castle…

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    Background The Elizabethan Era was a time Shakespeare himself lived in. From 1558- 1603 France was in a position of growing population and more upper class. Humanism was popular along with individual talent such as painting, sculpting, literature, engineering, and inventing. Elizabeth ruled France well. She gave religious tolerance, she did her best to keep young children from becoming soldiers, and promoted art and literature. Elizabeth sadly got involved with a war, according to britannia.com…

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    The Role of Elizabethan Woman Abby Lister Mrs. Kuckelman English 1 17 October 2016 Abby Lister Mrs. Kuckelman English 1 17 October 2016 The Role of Elizabethan Woman The Elizabethan era brought the Renaissance, new thinking to England. Elizabethan women from wealthy and noble families were allowed the privilege of education. Most of the girls of Noble birth were taught by tutors at home and Elizabethan women were taught from the age of five, or even younger. Many languages were taught…

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    because I love you.” Elizabethan era love was once a beautiful; yet deadly mix of sin and impassionate love. Most of this misguided love, revolved around money, social class, and religion. (Mahabal 33) One could say that love back then was not like the fairy tales that Disney projects it to be today. Just like how today’s marriages are an exciting, and important time in a woman’s life, it was also back in the Elizabethan era, just in different concepts. Although in our present era woman are…

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    that is religion, which causes us to leave the world and seek God." -Queen Elizabeth I. Church and Religion were very important during the Elizabethan Era (1500-1603). Church was different in that time period from than church now. Back then people could only practice what people wanted them to, now people may practice different things. During the Elizabethan Period, the church and religion basically determined people lives. Queen Elizabeth was born September 7, 1533. She was the Queen of…

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    Relationships have always been a big part of society. Through the years, many customs have changed, by either adapting in the different time periods, or changing completely. During Elizabethan times, marriages were arranged so that both families would benefit from the relationship. The age at which it was deemed legal for a person to get married has drastically changed as time has passed. Love was not a huge factor in a marriage, and a bride was required to give the groom and his family a dowry.…

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    the common acceptance that the Elizabethan Era, which Shakespeare lived in, was a remarkably gender biased time. After taking a closer look at his work, the playwright incorporated surprising aspects of feminism in his writing. During the Elizabethan Era (when women were often suppressed) Shakespeare wrote The Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth, which both display strangely contrasting views of feminism during the time period they were composed. The Elizabethan Era was undeniably more partial to…

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    Summary: This website gives information about events that led to the disease that effected people in the Elizabethan Era. There are paragraphs about each topic containing information about different causes that could lead to a disease and describing how this could happen. They explained how each event such as child birth caused the diseases to happen weather it was due to environment or just catching a common cold or something and then developing from there. They give a brief range of when each…

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    Elizabethan Era architecture is often described as elegant, ornate, and exquisite. It was created to be a modernised version of the prominent architecture that came before it. In the beginning of this era, there was little to no design process involved in the construction of a building. Think of it like a painter free-handing a painting. No thinking involved, just his hand holding a paintbrush going along with the flow of his emotions. During the Elizabethan Era, erecting houses used basically…

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