Children In The Elizabethan Era

When researching daily life in the Elizabethan Era, there were two prominent social classes throughout most of England. The upper or noble families were akin to today’s upper class. However, the lower-class families were much different from today’s low-class families. The gap between the two classes was a huge and a majority of England was poor. Most of the low class was orphans, abandoned wives, and elderly. Each class, even the ones in the middle would despise anyone in a class lower than their own. In order to understand or to get a good idea of the Elizabethan Era one must look at the children of the Era.
The upbringing of the children in the Elizabethan Era varied upon the social class in which one was born. Nobles’ children weren’t even …show more content…
As the child grew older, the boys and girls stated dressing alike. After the boy reached the age range, they would start wearing breeches. Breeching was an event celebrated with party: it was the time when a young boy became a young man. Infants are wrapped in a swaddling bands for the first 6 to 12 months. The upper class of Elizabethan England wore elegant and luxurious clothing that were made of made of expensive velvet, exotic silk and satin. The gems attached to the clothing were also heavy. Aside from clothing, hair was also an important factor in Elizabethan fashion. They made all efforts to wear their hair in fabulous styles and at the same time put joy and pride on themselves for this. Fashion was considered an important lifestyle in the Elizabethan …show more content…
The games that people of this era played are numerous. Different types of Elizabethan Games fell into a number of different categories: Card games, board games, dice games, and sporting games. Elizabethans of this era were also known for their prowess on various sporting games. Some of the popular sporting games were: Archery, Tag, Billiards, Hammer-Throwing, Colf, Gameball, Bowls, Tennis, Wrestling and a whole lot more. The most common games were: Marbles, Hopscotch, and the Blind Man Buff- a children’s game that was played by adults as well. Some of the games that children played and enjoyed were: Chess, Nine Men’s Morris, Alquerques- ancestor of Checkers, and Shovelboard- ancestor of Shuffleboard. Card games were popular as well but not for children it was mostly for adults that loved to gamble. Although most Elizabethan played all of these sports, not all sports and games were available to everyone because of their social status in