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The Elizabethan Age was determined by daredevils: dashing
and plucking people
populated the Palace of Whitehall, the Spanish Armada was defeated and Queen
Elizabeth constantly tried to prevent her own downfall provoked by her Catholic
enemies. Sir Walter Raleigh brought tobacco from Virginia as England became
a world power, acquired colonies and worldwide trade started to develop
and Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world.
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Meanwhile culture, art and architecture reached their peak in the Renaissance. The first theatre, the Globe, opened in London, literature and festival performances boomed and were part of the popular amusement and entertainment in those times.
But not only amusement boomed, also all different kinds of punishment and
torture were at their height during the Elizabethan Age and were part of
the daily life.
Of course, people in this time also had a different view of the world, they
were superstitious
and truely believed in witches, sorcerers or astrologers. Besides, clothes were
quite different to those we wear today.
This is why we will provide you with further details concerning these topics on our different web pages:
Culture&Art - Punishment
- View of th eWorld -
Costumes - Architecture