Elizabethan Period

What was the nickname of Mary I?

Who was the sister of Mary I?

Who was the father of the previous two? (Questions 1 and 2)

Who was the first Tudor King?

What are the beginning and ending dates of the Elizabethan era?

Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?

Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed?

Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed?

What church did Elizabeth I establish or re-establish by law in England during her reign?

Everyone in Elizabethan England was born into a social class. Peasants were the unluckiest of the lot: they were denied basic comforts, security, and even the chance to dress well. Yep, the Statutes of Apparel outlined the clothes one could legally wear based on rank. Which of the following could the poor wear?

    Marriage was a social obligation, and for a man families a topic of obsession. Betrothals were often arranged by parent5: especially for the high-class. What criterion was considered the least important in deciding upon a suitable match?

Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue?

Crime was ardently followed by punishment. Elizabethans had devised various ways to fine, humiliate, torture, and kill offenders. Which crime was punishable by death?

Religion played a pivotal part in Elizabethan life. Protestants, Catholics, Puritans, and other religious groups jostled for power and survival in uncertain times. In 1559, an Act of Parliament was passed which determined the “supreme governor” of all things spiritual. Who was it?

Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes?

Elizabethans were notoriously superstitious. They feared
witches, believed in magical animals, and sought good luck
charms. What “science” did they utilize in trying to predict and control the future?

The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William

Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser

Were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time? Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with

noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics,

However, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject?

Staying alive was a difficult task for Elizabethans. Disease, infection, poverty, childbirth, and occupational accidents could all result in one’s untimely demise. Most people never reached the age of fifty. When an Elizabethan died, intricate rituals were followed. What was NOT a funeral custom?

Which of the following was the Tower of London used for in the Elizabethan age?

Who issued an interdict against Elizabeth?