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    Imagine living childhood where your mother is killed when you are two‚ a childhood where you are a disappointment because of your gender. All of these sad events lead up to an amazing ruler who impacted England and changed it forever. Queen Elizabeth i was the daughter of the ruler Henry viii and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was born in London on September 7th‚ 1553. Since her mother‚ Anne‚ had failed to make a male baby she was beheaded by her husband‚ and Elizabeth was left a disappointment to the family

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    The Elizabethan Period The people in the Elizabethan Era lived very different lives to what we do today. The Elizabethan people believed that the queen was God’s representation here on Earth. Their social order ranked the monarch as the highest‚ followed by the nobility‚ the gentry‚ merchants and labourers. The government was relatively stable‚ centralised‚ well-organized and efficient. The Elizabethan people had high regard for family in a community. They believed that families were role

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    Elizabethan Life During the Elizabethan period‚ Europe was going through the Renaissance. Their culture and way of life was emerging from the Middle Ages into their peak of advancements. Also‚ their lives were very different from ours. They listened to different kinds of music and found other ways of enjoyment such as dancing. The food they ate is also very unusual from ours. Their society was broken into classes‚ women were obedient and their children could not get educated. Their culture

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    During the Elizabethan era there were a lot of different life-levels of power‚ authority‚ and responsibility assigned to different people. Like the lords‚ ladies‚ adolescents/teenagers‚ nurses‚ friars‚ pages‚ servants. But the lords and ladies were very well-known and was specially chosen to be a lord for the king. Also there were many different types of life-styles‚ that would be difficult for us now if we lived back in those days because we have technology and more tools to work with also a more

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    Summary/Background:   Caitlin:​  The Elizabethan Era was one of the most fascinating periods in the History of England.  The Elizabethan era was a time associated with ​ Queen Elizabeth ​ the first’s reign (1558–1603)  and is often considered to be the ​ golden age​  in ​ English history​ . It was the height of the ​ English  Renaissance​ . This was also the time during which ​ Elizabethan theatre​  flourished‚ and ​ William  Shakespeare​  and many others composed plays that broke free of England’s past style of plays and 

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    Until the late 1400’s‚ Europeans did not know the existence of the two American continents ( North and South America ). To the European explorers‚ exploring the other side of the Atlantic was like exploring an entire different world‚ hence the name- the New World. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus unknowingly discovered the new continent. His original motives for exploring was to find an easier route to Asia but instead‚ he discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors

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    Aleandre‚ Ronysha A. September 26‚ 2013 Period 4 Analyzing Style Activity Queen Elizabeth I used rhetorical strategies and upright style choices to convey her message. When Queen Elizabeth gave her speech to the English troops who were in preparation for an attack by the Spanish Armada‚ she revealed her awareness of the crucial position the soldiers were in and the world as well. In her speech‚ she is exhorting her troops to face the battle with courage and determination and she does that by

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    Although many men offered a hand in marriage to Queen Elizabeth I‚ she refused every offer. She was one of the only female rulers of England who did not get married‚ because it was frowned upon for a woman to not have a male to take care of her (Sharnette). From woman’s inability to get educated and class rankings in society‚ to men’s lives‚ much has changed since Queen Elizabeth I ruled England. In Elizabethan England‚ women were not allowed a good education. Men were allowed to go to school and

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    Life in Elizabethan England during the Renaissance Why is Elizabethan England known as the “Golden Age”? Elizabethan England (in the mid 1500’s to early 1600’s) was dubbed the “Golden Age” because England was thriving‚ culturally‚ socially‚ and economically. England had earned riches from Latin America in gold and tobacco‚ Queen Elizabeth had resolved all international conflicts‚ and England was one of the most advanced countries in world exploration. Additionally‚ the arts were thriving‚ with

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    Elizabethan Clothing and Makeup The Elizabethan Era was the time of Shakespeare‚ plays‚ and fashion. Clothing and fashion are destined to change every new decade or era and to be tied to their time. Fashion and clothing was a very crucial part of the Elizabethan era. During the Elizabethan times‚ there were strict rules on what a person could or could not wear. These rules were based off a person’s social and economic standing. These laws were called English Sumptuary laws . If violated‚ a person

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