queen elizabeth i reign: 1558-1603 born in 1533; daughter of henry viii and anne boleyn anne boleyn...
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Queen Elizabeth IReign: 1558-1603
• born in 1533; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn (left)
Henry VIII (below)
Anne Boleyn (left)
Henry VIII (below)• ascended to
the throne at 25
• period of time during Elizabeth’s reign is known as the “Elizabethan Era”
Young Queen Elizabeth
Young Queen Elizabeth
• extremely popular
• England torn by religious strife when she became queen (Protestantism vs. Catholicism)
• between 1559 and 1563 established the Church of England (Protestant)
• Catholics, Puritans (others) were persecuted
• marital status a political concern because there was no English heir; “Virgin Queen”
• chose her nephew James to take over as King
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
The Queen’s Personal Possessions
Her bootsHer boots Royal Seal of England
Royal Seal of England Her hat,
gloves, stockings
Her hat, gloves,
stockings
Her signature (the “R” means
Queen)
Her signature (the “R” means
Queen)Elizabeth’s
tomb
Elizabeth’s tomb
Windsor Castle Exterior
Windsor Castle Interior Interior
St. George’s Chapel & St. George’s Hall
St. George’s Chapel & St. George’s Hall
Lantern LobbyLantern Lobby
Queen’s Audience Chamber
Queen’s Audience Chamber
Windsor Staircase
Windsor Staircase
Windsor Reception
Hall
Windsor Reception
Hall
Women’s Fashions • represented
people’s wealth, prestige, and social class
• girls were heavily dressed with stockings, corset, bodice, waist-petticoats and a gown
• girls often covered heads with a hat or scarf; tied hair up
Middle-class women (left-top); upper-class woman (right-top); peasant women (left-bottom); women wore their hair up, tied
with ribbon or net
Middle-class women (left-top); upper-class woman (right-top); peasant women (left-bottom); women wore their hair up, tied
with ribbon or net
• wore shirts, fitting jackets, fitting tights, and breeches; rich wore capes
• wealthy dressed for “show” rather than comfort
Hairstyles of the 16th century (top-left); upper-class man (top-right); peasant men (bottom)
Hairstyles of the 16th century (top-left); upper-class man (top-right); peasant men (bottom)
Men’s Fashions
Food & Drink• upper classes ate roasted and boiled meat, poultry and fish
• use of sugar gaining popularity
• spices were used by the upper classes
•1st meal of the day was breakfast
• dinner around 11-12 and supper between 6 and 9 PM
• ate a lot of bread, cheese, vegetables and fruit and meat• utensils were made of clay, iron, copper, and pewter• each person carried his knife; used it at dinner table• drank fermented beverages like ale, cider• ate fruits, pies, tarts, and custards
Occupations
Furniture16th century close-stool
16th century close-stool
Candle stickCandle stick
A pegged trestle table
A pegged trestle table
A boarded chest (cheapest type of furniture)
A boarded chest (cheapest type of furniture)
Entertainments
DancingDancing
TavernsTaverns
ChessChessBowlsBowlsCardsCards
More Pastimes
JoustingJousting
FishingFishingFencingFencing
Social Classes in Elizabethan England
1.Royalty – kings and queens
2.Nobility – dukes, barons, earls
3.Gentry – knights, squires, gentlemen/gentlewomen
4.Yeomen – farmers, tradesmen and craft workers 5.Poor – often homeless, unemployed widows, sick, disabled, elderly, wounded soldiers
16th century English Village
16th century English Village
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