1. Elizabethan Age

2. Elizabethan Age Named after Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen.
Music, poetry, and literature flourished
Different social classes- Upper Class, Nobility, and everyone else.
It was a brief period of largely internal peace
Considered the Golden Age of England

3. Negative Aspects of London
Beer was cheap, so people drank a lot to escape their problems
Disease- bubonic plague, small pox, tuberculosis
Lack of personal hygiene
Pollution- sewage in the streets/river, mass graves
Lack of medical knowledge

4. Education Taught basic manners/etiquette at home
Boys attended grammar school
Girls could only go to petty school (ages 5-7)
Wealthy families could educate girls at home

5. Clothing
Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws: laws that said who could wear what
People had to dress their social class
Breaking the rules resulted in fines, loss of property, or death

6. Entertainment/Leisure
Theater- cheap entertainment
Music- very expressive of mood/emotional
Team/individual sports
Animal blood sports and hunting

7. Culinary Food supplies were plentiful Food varied by status and wealth
Expanded use of sugar
Cultivation of fruit trees and bee hives
Presentation important for nobility
Food often cooked over open flame

8. Crime and Punishment Punishment would vary according to class
Torture was used to get confessions
Just an accusation could get you tortured
Most common crimes: theft, begging, poaching, adultery, debtors, forgers, fraud
Executions were common

9. Architecture Greek and Roman architecture was admired
Lots of stone and brick was used
No more castles- instead mansions of luxury and comfort