The Elizabethan Age

1558-1603

 The Elizabethan era was the epoch in English history of Queen Elizabeth I's reign (1558 1603). Elizabethan age as a renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph over the hated Spanish foe. In terms of the entire century, the historian John Guy (1988) argues that "England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors" than at any time in a thousand years.
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The Features of the Elizabethan Age

Humanism The Reformation Nationalism An Age of Material Advancement New Discoveries Printing and Education Revival of interest in Greek and Latin Literature

 Golden age in English history Queen Elizabeth 1 (1558-1603) Production of great poetry and drama The Age of Shakespeare Feeling of patriotism and nationalism Most glorious age in the history of England

The Features of the Elizabethan Age

Social background

Political background

Cultural background

The Renaissance
Renaissance had its birth in Italy It spread in Germany Than Spain, France, Netherland and England The age produced geniuses like Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser, Sidney Man started to hink for themselves and started questioning accepted beliefs.

Costumes
Expensive and elaborate -Embroidery, ruffs, pearls, lace, etc. Brightly coloured Helped distinguish various characters

Life in the Elizabethan Era

Clothing/Fashion Certain fabrics, textures, and colors of clothing indicated which social class a person was a part of. If a person dressed out of his/her social class, they would be punished because it was against the law.

Life in the Elizabethan Era

Marriages
A woman didnt choose husband. Marriages were usually arranged by the families of the bride and the groom in order for both sides to benefit from one another. Once married, women had practically no rights; they could not work outside the home.
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FLOWERS IN THE ARTS ELIZABETH I

The Queen had a love for theater and the arts, so during this period, the arts (poetry, plays, painting, etc.) flourished. His personal love for poetry, music and theater helped create a climate in which it was fashionable for the rich court supporting the arts. Theatres such as GLOBE (1599) and ROSE (1587) were built with writers and BEN JONSON, AND CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, wrote plays comic and tragic.
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Notable Playwrights
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 23 April 1616) -English poet and playwright -Wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and several poems
- Eg: Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar.

Christopher Marlowe (26 February 1564 30 May 1593) -English dramatist, poet and translator -Believed to have written 6 plays -Eg: Doctor Faustus, The Massacre at Paris. -Stabbed to death.

The Popularity of Poetry

The development of Poetry is the strongest characteristic of the age Atmosphere of England full of song England become the nest of singing birds The chief forms of poetry: Lyric, sonnet, Narrative poetry

Prose and Novel

The development of prose was not very great It was very slow comparison to poetry Bacon is the father of modern English prose Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia and New Atlantic of Bacon become very popular English novel made its first proper appearance during this age

Elizabethan Theatre

The Globe Theatre

Famous theatre of the time Plays were held at 2:00 pm because there was no lighting in the theaters. And in good weather because it had no roof Few props were used; language focused on imagery

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The Globe Theatre

Both poor and rich people alike attended plays in Shakespeares time. It had several levels of seating Lowest level, or pit, was the cheapest; the groundlings stood here
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The Globe Theatre

During this time, women were NOT allowed to be actors ALL roles were played by men/boys The character of Juliet would have been played by a boy

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Sets
No sets or backdrops because they wanted the audience to use their imagination to create the scenery.
No modern lighting (candles and natural light). Words were more valued than scenery.

The Globe Theatre

In the 1590s, the theaters had to close a few times due to outbreaks of the Plague Germs were EASILY spread at the theaters

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GOVERNMENT ELIZABETHAN " GOLDEN AGE " Fiscal Responsibility :

Having inherited a state virtually bankrupt of previous reigns , her frugal policies restored fiscal responsibility , their fiscal restraint cleared the regime of debt by 1574 and ten years later the crown had a surplus of 300,000 . Financially : The foundation of Mr. Thomas Gresham 's Royal Exchange 1565 , the first stock exchange in England, proved to be a development of the first importance for economic development , with taxes lower than other European countries , and the economy expanded , called if this period of " GOLDEN AGE "

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RELIGION
It was a time of intense religious passions , which Elizabeth managed to tone down with time before and after the religious violence Elizabeth said : "I have no desire to make windows into the souls of men " His desire to moderate the religious persecutions of previous reigns TUDORS - Persecution of Catholics and Protestants , seems to have had a moderating effect on English society .
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Elizabeth established the Protestant bible and English Mass for many years ceased to persecute Catholics .

In 1570 , Pope Pius V declared Elizabeth a heretic one who was not the rightful queen and her subjects no longer owed them more obedience . The Catholic clergy was considered traitors . 22

EDUCATION
Education was taught at home, where children were taught to label basic manners and respect for others It was necessary for boys to attend grammar school ; Rarely were allowed girls to study anywhere else that was not small schools ; Richest people only allowed their daughters to study apna home . During that time , education became available .
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ENTERTAINMENTS
Songs: Musicians were in great demand in court , churches, cottages in local festivals . The popular culture showed a strong interest in popular songs and ballads ( folk cans that tell a story ) The composers were commissioned by church and Court and adopted two styles : MADRIGAL and AYRE .

Composers : William Byrd (1543-1623) John Dowland (1563-1626) Thomas Campion (1667-162) Robert Johnson (1583-1634)
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Fair / Tournaments
A series of inclined GAMES warriors on horseback. They would run towards each other in full armor , trying to use his spear to knock the other horse . It was a violent sport , King Henry II of France was killed in a tournament in 1559 . King Henry VIII was a capeo , but finally retired after a hard fall that left him unconscious for hours .

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