Elizabethan World View

Bailey, Calum and Isaac

Introduction
England ruled by Queen Elizabeth I, who had no
neck
The Golden Period
Period of exploration
Growing English identity and pride
Scientific revolution
Rise of protestantism
Great Chain of Being
It was believed that there was a
pre-ordained order for all things - this
arrangement was called the Ladder of
Intellect
Within each step of the ladder, there is a
hierarchy
For example: The lion would be higher
than a mouse on its tier (beast).
A break in the chain caused chaos and
imbalance
The order of the Ladder of Intellect, with God
At the top and stone (minerals) at the bottom.
Music of the Spheres
The planets and astral bodies create an inaudible,
perfectly harmonious music that creates balance on
earth
The spheres are made of aether
An imbalance in the spheres creates imbalance on earth
Things like the planets aligning was considered to be an
incredible moment of harmony and balance
The Four Humours and The Four Elements
In Elizabethan times, behaviour was believed to be determined by four humours, each
representing certain qualities, among other things.

Black Bile Yellow Bile Blood Phlegm

Earth Fire Air Water
Winter Summer Spring Autumn
Old age Childhood Adolescence Maturity
Cold and dry Hot and dry Hot and Moist Cold and moist
Spleen Gall bladder Heart Brain
Saturn Mars Jupiter Moon
Protestantism/Anglicanism
A protest to Catholicism
Disregarded the Pope
Allowed divorce
Embraced contraception
Simplified the sacraments
Anyone could connect to god on
their own
Conclusion
Heavily reliant on order and balance
Chain of Being
Four humours
Celestial spheres
Time of pushing boundaries
Rise of Protestantism
Scientific revolution
Period of exploration
Queen Elizabeth I
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