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Elizabethan Times

Elizabethan Times. The times of Shakespeare and other Bards. The Name. The Elizabethan age gets its name from the monarch in England at this time… Elizabeth I From roughly 1558-1603 To understand the Elizabethan age you must understand the monarchs and changes before her reign.

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Elizabethan Times

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  1. Elizabethan Times The times of Shakespeare and other Bards.

  2. The Name • The Elizabethan age gets its name from the monarch in England at this time… • Elizabeth I • From roughly 1558-1603 To understand the Elizabethan age you must understand the monarchs and changes before her reign. There were many changes and it was an unsteady time for England.

  3. The Monarchs That Came Before… Henry VIII Edward VI Jane Grey (iffy) Mary I Elizabeth I

  4. Henry VIII of England 1491-1547

  5. Henry VIII Second eldest son to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. England had just had a HUGE fight to see which family would rule England…The war of the Roses. Henry’s parents were the product of that fight. Older brother married Catherine of Aragon but soon died.

  6. Henry VIII…again Henry VIII now had the crown! He married his brother’s wife Catherine of Aragon Had Mary Wanted a son…It must be the wife’s fault?!?! Asked for a divorce…pope says no Made a new religion…Anglican Church

  7. The Wives of Henry the VIII

  8. Henry VIII…Some More Then he went through SEVERAL wives… Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr Each of them had different fates Each wife had a different story but Henry left England with 3 children… Mary I Edward VI Elizabeth I

  9. Edward VI of England 1537-1553

  10. Edward VI Edward…protestantand is controlled by his Uncle John Seymour. He gets thethrone at the age of 9. He dies at 15 but names Jane Grey, his cousin, as successor. She was queen for 9 days and was killed by Mary I

  11. Lady Jane Grey 1536-1554

  12. Mary I of England 1516-1558

  13. Mary I Mary restores England to Catholicism She kills all who appose her. She imprisons her sister in the tower of London Mary I marries her cousin King Phillip of Spain She gets the name “Bloody Mary” She dies childless

  14. Elizabeth I of England 1533-1603

  15. Elizabeth I She became queen at the age of 25 The main question people had was “who will she marry?” She never married. She later stated she was married to England and its people. She got the name “The Virgin Queen” The state of Virginia is named after her.

  16. Elizabeth’s list of suitors 1559  Philip II 1559  Prince Eric of Sweden1559  Son of John Frederic, Duke of Saxony 1559  Sir William Pickering 1559  Earl of Arran 1559  Henry Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel 1559  Robert Dudley1560  King Eric of Sweden1560  Adolphus, Duke of Holstein 1560  King Charles IX 1560  Henry, Duke of Anjou 1566  Robert Dudley1568  Archduke Charles1570  Henry Duke of Anjou1572- 1584 Francis, Duke of Alencon, later Anjou.

  17. Elizabeth I Since she is female many believe that she can not lead. Even though she is female they still are considered inferior. A woman could not be the head of the church. She led England into a golden age of monetary, military, art, and literature. It was the renaissance.

  18. What was it like back then??? Death Rate was twice what it is today. The Birth Rate is THREE times what it is today! The Country becomes suburban 1 in 8 people live in London at some point. Life expectancy: 30 years ½ of all children die by the age of 15 No hospitals

  19. Bubonic Plague, Black Death, The Plague A disease spread by the fleas on rats Increase in sewage in urban areas caused an increase in rats Affected the lymphatic system Gland areas would turn black The bacteria would go septic and kill the infected person

  20. If you are squeamish look away!!!

  21. The Plague People have to be quarantined Looting and Violence Breaks Out Playhouses and public areas closed Lose of Revenue ($) 1564: Stratford-upon-Avon Out of 800 people 254 are killed

  22. Why did it happen? Poor Sanitation More people in urban areas A bad wheat harvest in 1590 Vitamin Deficiency

  23. Sounds Bad! What is the good side? The first theatres were built in England Literature and Theatre flourished People made 50% more money than they did under her father. England had MANY military victories including over the Spanish Armada England goes from debt to a surplus Religion was stable and people were free from persecution.

  24. Food The food varied depending on your status Royalty had lots of meat and vegetables that commoners did not This lead to a longer life expectancy

  25. Daily Commoners diet ½ lb. bread 1 pint of beer 1 pint of porridge 1/4 lb of meat.

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