Elizabethan era

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…

Elizabethan Music Music has been around for many millenia. Given that, the Elizabethans enjoyed their fair share of music. They had music that would play in churches and they also had music that would play throughout shows in the theater. A lot of the time there would be festivals where musicians play at. Music was a large part of their society and they were known to celebrate music and use it for many different occasions. They had court music, church music, town music, street music, and even…

During the Elizabethan era, food was a major importance in England. The type of food that was eaten largely depended on the social class. The poor generally ate less meat, but more vegetables. The rich had a more luxurious way of dining, and ate finer foods and more meat than the poor. However, the idea of meat being only for the rich did not last because population grew, which led to new agricultural techniques. Not surprisingly, the rich had silverware and the poor would have wooden utensils.…

The Elizabethan Era’s prospects of food, in comparison to modern day, differ greatly. Queen Elizabeth I’s era of food was certainly unique, especially with its standard meals, cooking, and luxury for the various social classes. In retrospect, it is fascinating to discover just what made the Elizabethan food and its use so special. In similarity to modern day meals, people of the Elizabethan Era had three meals a day: breakfast, dinner around noon, and supper around five (Sharnette & Dodd). A…

Although Elizabethan-Era torture and executions aren’t talked about much in school it was a part of history that should be taught. Through out the centuries there have been many changes in torture and executions. Neither are used much today since laws have changed so much. In this paper I will explain a few of the torture and execution techniques used back then, how torture and execution changed throughout the time period, and the reasonings behind torture and executions. One type of execution…

Laertes or Hamlet, Pansies to possibly Laertes, Fennels and columbines possibly to Gertrude, Rue and Daisies possibly to Claudius and herself, and Violets were given to no one for they “withered” away when her father dead . For the people of the Elizabethan age,…

All Elizabethan sports tended to include an element of gaming and gambling. Billiards is a forerunner to the Pool played today and in the Elizabethan era, they gambled while playing this game. Elizabethan sports during that era are very similar to the games that are played today. Although Elizabethan era sports can be a lot rougher and bloodier, they are almost the same as some modern day sports. Elizabethan sports had more of a brutal aspect in them while modern day sports have a skilled and…

The buildings in the Elizabethan Era, were the biggest and most awkward looking things ever. The buildings were built out of wood, were decorated nicely, and were mostly built on hills in a village format. One question people tend to ask very often is, “What were these buildings made out of?” Most of these buildings were Half Timbered. Made up of mostly wood with extremely large windows. The timbers that the architects used were usually very tall and widely spaced out. People's houses…

The Elizabethan era was a time of great importance to English history. This time period, which was when Elizabeth Ⅰ reigned over England, lasted from 1558 to 1603. But before Elizabeth claimed the throne, there were other rulers as well. Henry Ⅷ became the King of England in 1509, and in 1533 Elizabeth herself was born from Anne Boleyn, who was Henry’s queen. Unfortunately, 3 years after Elizabeth’s birth, Anne was executed because of adultery, which is when someone who is married has…

The Elizabethan era was violent and bloodthirsty. In these barbarous times legislators increased the horrors of torture and punishment. Torture was used to extract confessions for crimes, and if one was accused of a crime it could result in torture. It did not matter what type of torture was used, it was seen as a legitimate means for justice to extract confessions. Different types of torture methods were forced, depending on the crime and the social status of the victim, using various methods…