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    Elizabethan England

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    After being charged with a penalty‚ the bulk of criminals were sentenced to a prison until either released or punished. There were exactly eighteen prisons: the Tower‚ the Gatehouse‚ Fleet‚ Newgate‚ Ludgate‚ Poultry Counter‚ Wood Street Counter‚ Bridewell‚ White Lion‚ the King’s Bench‚ Marshalsea‚ Southwark Counter‚ Clink‚ St. Katherine’s‚ East Smithfield‚ New Prison‚ Lord Wentworth’s‚ and Finsbury. Each of the prisons in London had different levels of accommodation for its prisoners. The section

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    Gambling was a favourite past time in the Elizabethan era. Anther word for gambling is gaming. Gambling is games that you bet money in the hope of winning more money back. These games ranged from board‚ card and dice games. Gaming/gambling were sometimes played in theatres such as the ones that Shakespeare’s plays were in. Other popular venues were gambling dens and houses. Although the stereotypical gambler is a poor man spending his wages‚ Queen Elizabeth I did like to play these sorts of

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    Elizabethan Food and Feasts The Elizabethan culture has many unusual aspects to it. Their food was one of the more unusual. Many different foods made up the Elizabethan diet and nothing was wasted. In this paper those foods‚ along with food trends‚ feasts‚ and recipes will be portrayed. Food for the Elizabethans was a way of coming together and a way of showing status in society. In Daily Life in Elizabethan England‚ breakfast was rarely eaten. If eaten it was usually pottage (stew)‚ bread‚ or

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    The Elizabethan era is the era of English history characterized by Queen Elizabeth I’s reign‚ between the years of 1558-1603. Queen Elizabeth was the queen regent of England and Ireland from November 17th 1558‚ until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was referred to as “The Virgin Queen” or “Good Queen Bess.” Her rule is often considered to be the ‘golden age’ in English history. Her reign of 45 years was considered to be the height of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of English poetry‚ music

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    Have you ever wondered what it was like back in the Elizabethan Era? Have you ever wondered what armor came to be and what weapons were made of? If you read this text you’ll see that it’s full of interesting facts. You will find that in many ways the rich gets more than the poor. You will also learn who makes the weapons and how . In the Elizabethan Era many weapons were made to protect its user . Many of these weapons were obtained by different classes of people. Rapiers and other weapons were

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    During the reign of Henry VIII (1485-1509) in England‚ the royal confiscation of monastic land s and church properties put a huge crutch on the entire charitable system. Between 1536 and 1544‚ one would have to search far and wide for medical help‚ and there was absolutely no help for indigent people in the city of London. In 1569‚ royal hospitals were finally restored‚ including Christ’s Hospital for Children‚ St. Mary’s of Bethlem for mental cases‚ and general hospitals such as St. Bartholomew’s

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    Elizabethan Era of Music

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    Importance of the Elizabethan Music Era The Elizabethan Period of Music was the time of. The uses for music were endless! Music played an important part in displaying mood and tone for transitioning from one scene to the next in the theatre. Music lifted spirits and hearts to contribute the inspiration of people to make something more out of what they had. The definition of music is sound organized in time. This includes all of the dynamic contrast as well as decisions on note length

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    17th century. It is associated with the pan-European Renaissance that many cultural historians believe originated in Tuscany in the 14th century. This era in English cultural history is sometimes referred to as "the age of Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era"‚ the first period in English and British history to be named after a reigning monarch. "Renaissance" literally means "rebirth." It refers especially to the rebirth of learning that began in Italy in the fourteenth century‚ spread to the

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    Greek Theater Religion

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    Greek Theater and its associations with religion: - To understand some of Myth‚ we have understand what the purpose of theater was. It is one of the major sources of mythology for the Greeks and us today. Early theater: - Tradition has it that the first actor was Thespis - He added a prologue and speeches to the established choral parts of religious ritual - Early theater had 2 actors and the chorus - Later‚ an additional actor was added - Actors wore masks during performances. These 2 - 3 actors

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    The Elizabethan View of Women Women in Elizabethan times had few rights or luxuries. Their entire lifestyles depended upon that of their husbands‚ picked out for them by their fathers. They had almost no say in their lives‚ and they were expected to be thankful for having someone to rule over them. This is made abundantly clear by Katherina ’s famous speech in 5.2.137-180 of The Taming of the Shrew. She compares a woman ’s proper devotion to her husband to that a subject owes a prince‚ saying that

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