Life+in+Elizabethan+England

=**Life in Elizabethan England**=

//**marriage**//
marriage during the time of Elizabethan England was the time an individual acquired full social status in their society. A man became the householder which meant that they were an independent person able to support themselves. Being a bachelor and independant was very rare because marriage meant independence. Men generally married around 27 while women married at the age of 24 or 22. To learn more follow this link to an excerpt from the book Daily Life in Elizabethan England. [|marriage.jpg]

//**Food/Drink**//
During this time Bread and wine were the most common food and drink around. Wines were often spiced with spices such as cinnamon,ginger, nutmeg and clove while beers were often spiced with pretty much anything. Most breads were often course whole wheat flour, but there were finer types, such as Manchet. Manchet is a fine white bread that nobles and other in the upper classes often ate. During this time Bread and wine were the most common food and drink around. Wines were often spiced with spices such as cinnamon,ginger, nutmeg and clove while beers were often spiced with pretty much anything. Wines also were sweeter and heavy very unlike the wines we have today. They also usually had to be stained before they were drunk and even after they would still probably have things floating in them. To learn more go to http://elizabethan.org/compendium/19.html

//Money//
Currency during this time period was very different from what we know today. One coin back then could amount to the worth of 750 dollars in or money today. There was certainly a difference in the complexity of the money. There are numerous parts of our dollar bill that we generally never notice, but the coins used back then were a lot simpler. follow this link to see a chart of the money used back in Elizabethan England and how much it would its worth. [|sc001984fb.jpg][|sc001984fb.jpg]

//Entertainment//
There were many forms of entertainment during the Middle Ages, and some of the most popular were dancing, hunting, wepon fighting such as fencing and jousting, and going to the theater. Music was also a large part of Elizabethan culture. Unlike today there was no way of recording music so it all had to be preformed live. Many wealthy people people hired musicians to play during dinner or a party. To learn more about entertainment during the Elizabethan Era follow the links provided. [|sc001dfad6.jpg] [|sc001e4ab0.jpg]

//Religion//
Catholics did not have an easy time during the reign of Elizabeth, but many of them would have agreed that things could have been much worse. Catholicism was effectively illegal, but it was for not attending church that Catholics were fined, not for simply being Catholic, and the fine applied to dissenting Puritans as well as to those of the Catholic faith. Attendance at mass was to be punished by a fine of 100 marks, but the saying of mass, or arranging for it to be said, carried the death penalty. all the information about this topic was gathered at [|http://www.elizabethi.org/us/elizabethanchurch/catholics.html(per1)]

//Housing//
The upper class citizens of the Elizabethan Ages all lived in hoses that were constructed pretty much the same way. Stone and expensive bricks were used for durability and appearance instead of the timber ans wattle of the Lower Class houses. The most common manor plan was an E shape, with the vertical line of the E being the main hall, and the shorter horizontal end lines the kitchens and living rooms. The shorter central line was the entry porch. The main entry became the most ostentatious and elaborate part of the manor house; it was here that the wealthy man felt most free to lavish his wealth. Entries were often a curious mix of heraldic pretention and classical columns, profuse carvings and ornate decoration. to learn more about how the upper and lower classes lived follow these links. [|http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/elizabethan.htm(per1)] [|http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-architecture.htm (per1)]

//Power and Government//
Land was power in the early modern period. Those who possessed it were wealthy, and masters of the tenants on the land as well as those who worked for them. The Nobility and Gentry were considered to be in a position of responsibility, and were meant to aid the monarch in governing the lands over which they presided. People could take their grievances to their lord, or to the lord of the manor. Some members of the nobility took their duties seriously and were involved in establishing institutions of religion or education. this information was taken from [|http://www.elizabethi.org/us/power/(per1)] so follow the link to learn more.

all the information gathered about this topic either came from the web sights stated or the book Daily Life in Elizabethan England,written by Jeffrey L. Singman, and Will McClean. Pub. Date: August 1995 ~Shawn Osarczuk