What was London like during the Elizabethan era?

Elizabethan London, The City of London during the Elizabethan Era was dirty, noisy, crowded and teeming with people, Changes in agriculture during the Elizabethan period led to people leaving the countryside, and their village lives, to search for employment in towns such as London,

Life in Elizabethan England 27: The City of London

But the most remarkable thing in London is the wonderful quantity of wrought silver, I do not allude to that in private houses, but to the shops of London, In one single street, named the Strand, leading to St Paul’s, there are fifty-two goldsmith’s shops, so rich and full of silver vessels, great and small, that in all the shops in Milan, Rome, Venice, and Florence put together, I do not

London during the Elizabethan era – Ocean Boulevard

London during the Elizabethan era, Posted on 30 May 2013 by Jaeolin, Hey guys, I’m doing a few updates today on this blog…Yes, I’m a little bit behind schedule… So here’s one about London during the Elizabethan era, “I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and the stomach of a king, and of a king of England too!” Queen Elizabeth I This era lasted 45

Elizabethan era

Overview

Elizabethan Era

The Elizabethan Era, The reign of Elizabeth I spanned the years 1558 to 1603, Her lengthy reign is considered by many to be a Golden Age, In the Elizabethan era, England and the wider world saw much change, Elizabeth’s England saw the Religious Settlement, challenges to it and the ongoing Protestant Reformation, Law, Order, Government and

Elizabethan theatre

As the popularity of plays grew during the Elizabethan era restrictions on actors and the content of plays were tightened, An Act of Parliament of 1572 classed all kinds of performers including buskers, jugglers, fortune tellers and so on in the same category as vagabonds unless in possession of a begging licence or “belonging to any baron of this land…”, In fact, in those times

Tudor London

Overview

ELIZABETHAN THEATRE

Famous London Elizabethan Theatres, The theatre was an expanding industry during the Elizabethan era, Many theatres sprang up in and around the City of London, The excitement, money and fame lured Elizabethan theatre entrepreneurs and actors into working in the famous Elizabethan Theatre, Information about each of the most famous names and type of theatre in the Elizabethan era …

The Elizabethan era, 1580-1603

The Elizabethan era in the 16th century was one of adventure, intrigue, personalities, plots and power struggles, At the centre was Queen Elizabeth I, ‘The Virgin Queen’ and the latter part of

Shakespeare London: 21 Fun Facts About Shakespeare’s London

Shakespeare London Fact 1 , Most ordinary Elizabethan Londoners lived in apartment buildings that were squashed together haphazardly, without planning, London began to develop suburbs during this time, Some courtiers and other wealthy Londoners built themselves country residences around the edges of London in areas that later became part of

London Streets

London Streets in the Elizabethan Era, The cobble streets of London in Elizabethan times were narrow and crooked, The slippery slime from the refuse of people added a not-so-silver lining in the walking space, People were hustling and bustling, They were the equivalent of New York, except worse, The housing was mainly apartment buildings, all crammed together in odd arrangements on the street

Social Structure / Overview of Elizabeth I / Historical

Elizabethan England had four main classes: the Nobility, the Gentry, the Yeomanry, A nobleman was rich and powerful and therefore during the reign of Elizabeth as well as the reigns of her father and grandfather Henry VIII and Henry VII, the monarch rarely appointed new nobles, They viewed the noble class as a threat to their power and liked to keep their numbers small, A person could

Religion in Elizabethan England

The Elizabethan Era, during which Shakespeare lived and wrote, is also known for Sir Francis Drake’s exploration of the “new world,” the English defeat of the Spanish Armada a naval campaign to invade and bring Roman Catholicism back to England, Sir Walter Raleigh’s colonial exploration, the blossoming of theatre and poetry in England, and setting the stage for English empire and

Elizabethan Era

Elizabethan Societal Classes

Daily Life in the Elizabethan Era

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