Elizabethan era The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558–1603). Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. The symbol of Britannia was first used in 1572 and often thereafter to mark the Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph over the hated Spanish foe. In terms of the entire century, the historian John Guy (1988) argues that "England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors" than at any time in a thousand years.

How was school back then? In general, only boys go to school. A girl's education is accomplished at home, although it usually includes reading and arithmetic. Of course, noble children get their education at home, from private tutors. It is understood that students must have their education beaten into them, like their manners and deportment. Parents tend to support this theory. Public education refers to going out to school, as opposed to being tutored at home. It does not mean they are paid for out of public funds. Hence, the great "public schools" like Eton. The school day begins at 7:00am in winter or 6:00am in summer. After prayers, they work till about 9:00 when they are permitted breakfast, then they work till 11:00. Dinner is from 11:00 to 1:00. The school day ends at 5:00 or 5:30pm.

How was life in those times? Elizabethan Life for Women Elizabethan Women were subservient to men. They were dependent on their male relatives to support them. Upper Class Elizabethan Women, Royal Elizabethan Women, The Education of Upper Class Elizabethan Women, Lower Class Elizabethan Women, Elizabethan Women and Marriage and Elizabethan Women and their Appearance.

Where rations hard back then? Elizabethan Daily Meals Elizabethan royalty, the Upper Classes and Nobles would eat their food from silverware. Lower classes would eat their food from wooden or horn dishes. Every Elizabethan had their own knife. Spoons were rarely used as any liquid food, such as soups, was drunk from a cup. Forks were introduced in the late 14th century. The kitchens in large houses or castles were usually situated some distance from the Great Hall and therefore food was generally served cold.

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