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Elizabethan England Flashcards

1
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what is the royal court

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a group pf nobles and privy councillors who surrounded the queen

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who was elizabeths father

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Henry 8th

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when did elizabeth become queen

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1558

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why did her gender cause problems

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people were worried that female monarchs could not lead their army to batter and would only do what their husbands wanted

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why did elizabeth have to increased taxes

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she had to pay off 300,000 pound debt

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6
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what were catholic churches like

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they featured colourful images and decorated alters

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what was protestant churches like

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they featured plain walls and wooden alters

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what are puritans

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extreme protestants who wanted to take the reformation further

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who was head of the protestant church

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elizabeth

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10
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what was elizabeth’s religious settlement called

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the middle way

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11
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why was elizabeth threatened by european superpowers

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they wanted her to make england more catholic again

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12
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which side of the country was catholic

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the north

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13
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in which church did priests wear vestments

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catholic

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14
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who ran puritan churches

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elected committees

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15
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who was head of puritan church

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no one

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16
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what language was used in protestant and puritan church

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english

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17
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who ran catholic and protestant church’s

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archbishops and bishops

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18
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what religion did elizabeth follow

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protestant

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19
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Catholic threat after 1580

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began to plot mary queen of scot’s death
philip of spain planned to invade england
the pope said it wouldn’t be a sin to assassinate elizabeth

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20
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when did elizabeth introduce death penalty to anyone sheltering a catholic priest

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1585

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21
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1593 law which involved catholics

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catholics were banned from travelling more than 5 miles from their homes

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22
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how many catholics remained after elizabeth’s reign

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40,000

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23
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how many catholics were there before elizabeth’s reign

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3 million

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24
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who traveled around with elizabeth

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courtiers

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25
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what was the system of patronage

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meant power was based on personal relationships with the queen

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26
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who were elizabeth’s privy councillors

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most trusted courtiers

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27
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who was her secretary of state

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william cecil

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28
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why did elizabeth never have complete control

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-william cecil manipulated her into executing mary

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29
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who was robert devereux

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earl of essex, elizabeth’s favourite privy councillor

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30
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what led to roberts execution

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reached for his sword during an argument with elizabeth-1998

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31
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what led to roberts execution

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led a failed military expedition in ireland

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32
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what led to roberts execution

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he abandoned his soldiers in ireland and forced his way into elizabeth’s bed chamber

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33
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what led to roberts execution

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plotted an armed rebellion to remove elizabeth and make james of scotland king

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34
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what led to roberts execution

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his egotistical and rash behaviour

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35
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what did the justices of the peace do

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responsible for law and order

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36
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how many jps were there in each county

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40

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37
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who were jps appointed by

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the queen- a form of patronage

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38
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what were jps responsible for

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-collecting taxes and fines
-enticing the poor law
-judging court cases

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39
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who controlled each county

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lord lieutenant

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40
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who was the lord lieutenant

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the most powerful noble in the county

41
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what did lord lieutenants organise

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organise a local army to deal with rebellions

42
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what led jps to cause corruption and bribery

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they were unpaid

43
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what is parliament

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part of elizabeth’s government in which mps voted to give their consent for new laws and taxes

44
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what was a progress

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a royal tour that took place each summer

45
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what did elizabeth do on her tour

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show off her wealth and speak to ordinary people as she went past

46
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how did elizabeth use propaganda

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portraits were used to emphasise her power and his any signs of weakness

47
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why did elizabeth go on regular progresses

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so she could be seen by ordinary people

48
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who controlled debate in parliament

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privy councillors

49
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what did puritan mps want elizabeth to do

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marry a protestant and have a protestant heir

50
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what did puritan mps want elizabeth to do

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remove archbishops and bishops

51
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what did puritan mps want elizabeth to do

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stop priests wearing a vestment

52
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what did puritan mps want elizabeth to do

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give mps freedom of speech so they could discuss what they wanted to

53
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how many times did parliament meet in elizabeths reign

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13 times in 45 years

54
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how did she control puritan mps

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gave out harsh punishments and limited the freedom of speech

55
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why did she imprison peter wentworth

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1593- demanded that she name a protestant heir

56
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what are jesuits

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jesuits we’re catholic priests trained to convert people back to catholicism

57
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who was the leader of the jesuits

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edmond campion

58
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when did the jesuits arrive in england

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late 1580s

59
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who hid jesuits

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around 100 jesuits were hid by wealthy catholics

60
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who was mary queen of scot’s

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elizabeth’s cousin

61
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when did mary get imprisoned

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1568

62
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when was the throckmorton plot

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1583

63
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what was the throckmorton plot

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throckmorton and the french plotted to invade england and place mary on the throne. throckmorton got caught and was tortured and executed

64
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who supported the throckmorton plot

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the pope and phillip of spain

65
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when was the babington plot

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1586

66
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what was the babington plot

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catholic noble, babington plotted with phillip of spain and the french to put mary on throne. he communicated with mary through letters through glass bottles while she was in prison. he got caught

67
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who caught babington

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wallsingham

68
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when was mary executed

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1587

69
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why did elizabeth refuse to talk to cecil

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he and walsingham manipulated her into executing her cousin

70
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when was the spanish armada

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1588

71
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why did elizabeth refuse to execute mary at first

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-she was her cousin
-didn’t want to kill a fellow queen

72
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why did elizabeth refuse to execute mary at first

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-was her cousin
-didn’t want to kill a fellow queen

73
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spanish mistakes

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the leader didn’t have any experience in sailing so got sea sick- meaning the army was a week late leaving the armada vulnerable to attack

74
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english strengths during spanish armada

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used fire ships to break the armada crescent formation

75
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lives of the gentry

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houses with over 50 rooms, hosted feasts with exotic meals, gentry didn’t work

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lives of the middling sort

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houses had 10 rooms, had a good diet , were merchants business owners or independent farmers

77
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lives of the labouring poor

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lived in a one room house, ate bread and pottage, travelled around for seasonal work

78
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marriage for gentry

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had their partners chosen by their parents

79
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women in elizabethan england

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women were expected to obey their husbands, and have a domestic role

80
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when did children leave home to get a job

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12-13

81
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who did people turn to if they needed help

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their neighbours

82
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population

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4.1 million

83
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when we’re the failed harvests

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1595,1596,1597

84
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vagabonds

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unemployed people looking for work roaming the streets

85
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why were people worried about the vagabonds

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worried they’d spread the plague, worried that they’d commit crimes

86
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the yard

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where the poor stood to watch plays

87
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the galleries

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covered raised seating areas for the rich

88
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why did puritan ministers oppose theatres

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it encouraged unholy behaviour and distracted people from prayer and bible readings

89
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why did london city authorities oppose theatres

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feared the crowds, spread of the plague and crimes being committed

90
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the ale house

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most common last time for the labouring poor as it was cheap

91
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sports

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football was played on the streets in villages
bear baiting- where spectators betted on dogs attacking a tied up bear

92
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saint day

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villages held parish ales, drinking eating and dancing lasted for daysv

93
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christmas

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lasted 12 days- eating drinking and carol singing

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harvest

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celebrated once all the crops had been harvested at the end of august

95
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may day

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people danced around the may pole

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witches

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people believed that witches could perform magic, cure illnesses, control the actions of others and reciver stolen goods

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familiars with witches

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cats and toads

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1563 law about witches

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death by hanging for using witchcraft to kill and prison for damaging property

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