History GCSE Life in Elizabethan times Key Words

History GCSE Life in Elizabethan times Key Words Evidence this was a Golden Age ● Great Chain of Being Renaissance Symmetrical Gentry Nobles Patron Pit Heavens Gallery Gloriana Inflation Vagabond Enclosure Rack-Renting Pauper Alms- houses Circumnavigation Colonise Privateer ● ● ● Key People ● ● ● William Shakespeare Richard Burbage Bess of Hardwick Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Raleigh John Hawkins 1601 Poor Law ● Wealthy taxed ● Fit and healthy paupers given work ● House of Correction for those who refused to work Deserving Poor ● ● Many recognised it was their duty to help those below them in society and that many paupers could not help their situation Charities grew, almshouses established ● ● ● Results of Exploration and Voyages ● ● John Hawkins and Slave Trade Wealth , especially Spanish Treasure Territory, particularly in North America Power - improved weapons and tactics, shown in Spanish Armada Undeserving Poor ● ● Untrustworthy beggars who had no interest in honest work Thomas Harman’s “Warning against Vagabonds” ● ● Art prospered e. g. portraits and decorative silverware Europeans discovered new land peoples England became a major power in the world Breakthroughs in navigation, astronomy, printing press Education seen as more important Literature improved, great plays and poetry Buildings and Architecture e. g. Hardwick Hall Theatre Stability, peace and security in England. Globe Theatre The theatre was: ● Popular ● Affordable ● New and exciting ● Entertaining ● Contemporary ● Relevant to the time ● Hated by Puritans Evidence this was NOT a Golden Age ● ● Blood sports e. g. bear baiting remained popular Torture and brutal execution were still used by the government A small minority lived in luxury while the majority remained poor Life expectancy was low and medical treatment ineffective

History GCSE Life in Elizabethan times Key Words Evidence this was a Golden Age ● ● Key People ● ● ● 1601 Poor Law Results of Exploration and Voyages ● ● Art prospered e. g. portraits and decorative silverware Europeans discovered new land peoples England became a major power in the world Breakthroughs in navigation, astronomy, printing press Education seen as more important Literature improved, great plays and poetry Buildings and Architecture e. g. Hardwick Hall Theatre Stability, peace and security in England. Globe Theatre The theatre was: Deserving Poor ● ● Many recognised it was their duty to help those below them in society and that many paupers could not help their situation Charities grew, almshouses established Undeserving Poor Evidence this was NOT a Golden Age