Elizabethan Era

Maria Eufracio

Special Dates

● The time period was from 1558 to 1603● Elizabeth I became the Queen of England in 1558, six years before Shakespeare's

birth.● Queen Mary I dies on November 17, 1558 and Queen Elizabeth I becomes Queen of

England● March 24, 1603: ·death of Queen Elizabeth

Special Dates

Queen Elizabeth

● Queen Elizabeth I was born, in 1533, to King Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn.

● She was known as the Virgin Queen of England because she never married.● She was the last Tudor Monarch and the last Queen of England. After her death,

England came to be known as the United Kingdom.● 1603 - On March 24, Queen of England, Elizabeth the First died of blood poisoning

Queen Elizabeth

Religion

● Queen Mary I was a fanatic Catholic who executed more 300 Protestants, earning the name "Bloody Mary".

● Religion in England during the Elizabethan era was an important facet to even out the chaos imposed by her predecessors Henry VIII,

● If you were not Catholic, then you were harshly punished until you changed or you were killed

Spanish Armada

● In 1588, Philip II of Spain sent this fleet to fetch his soldiers in the Netherlands and then invade England. Although it was supposed invincible, the Armada was defeated by the English navy.

● Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed ● It was defeated on July 29, 1588●

Columbus, Drake, and Raleigh

● Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world from December 13 1577 to September 26 1580

● Sir Walter Raleigh establishes the. Roanoke colony in 1585● Sir Walter Raleigh seeks golden city of El Dorado in South America in 1595.● Columbus was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia,

but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas

Women’s Rights

● If women were members of the nobility, they were given an education. Otherwise, they had to stay at home and learn how to run the household.

● They weren’t allowed to go to a university. They were taught only if a tutor went to their home.

● when they married, they had to contribute something which could be any amount of money, goods, or property

● a woman during the Elizabethan era was expected, perhaps even pressured, to have and raise children.

Women’s Rights

The Globe

● The original Globe Theatre stood in Southwark, London, on the south bank of the River Thames.

● The Globe was built in 1559● It burnt down in 1613, was rebuilt the following year and

then demolished in 1644.● The Globe was an open air theatre, with three floors and

could seat about 3,000 people.● Shakespeare was a part owner of the Globe Theatre, and

several of his plays were performed there.● Advertising was also important in Shakespeare’s day and

the Globe would fly colour-coded flags to indicate what was playing. A black flag meant a tragedy, while a red flag indicated a historical play.

London at the Time

● "Black Death" or bubonic plague affected London. As per her order, anyone who came from London was to be hanged.

● daily life based on social order: the monarch as the first rank, the nobility as second, the gentry as third, merchants as fourth, and laborers as fifth.

● The Westerners ate at least two day meals, which are dinner and supper.

● Had poor low sanitary measures.● Hunting became their favorite leisure game.

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