 Used to show status in court  Worn in Shakespeare’s plays to copy elite  Excessive colors, padding, jewels  Garments were stiff for men and women

 Laced from head to toe  Upper class needed assistance to dress  Men padded their clothing on chest, legs, arms  Used wool, hair, rags, grain  Chest piece called a doublet  Pants were called hose(what we call pantaloons) they were heavy because they were stuffed  Silk stockings worn, attached to hose

 Underneath clothes was framework of whale- bone and wire to give shape  When dress was complete all semblance of human form had disappeared  Dresses were in straight lines and sharp angles  Women piled hair high on head or wore wigs – hair was very valuable

 Bear Baiting  Cock-Fighting  Falconry

 Hurling  Battledore - (similar to tennis)  Hopscotch Many games they played for fun are Similar to games We still play today Like tennis, hopscotch, or shot put.

People in the Elizabethan Times had three meals a day – Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper. Breakfast consisted of: - Manchets = round loaf that weighed six pounds after cooking - Eggs (scrambled!) - Pancakes - Water and milk

Dinner (a.k.a. lunch!)  Lasted 2 to 3 hours  Fish, meats, fruits, vegetables  Meats  Roast beef, veal, mutton, turkey, partridge, pheasants, quails, rabbits  Bad meat buried underground to make it sweet  Vegetables  Artichokes, turnips, peas, olives  Lower class ate roots, leaves, seeds, nuts berries soaked in cold water

 No napkins used – must have clean hands!  Poking at foods was considered very rude  Delicate burp at the end of the meal was allowed!