Key Terms Flashcards
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What is Elizabethan Society?
The social structure and organization during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Who are Yeomen?
Men who held a small amount of land.
What are Craftsmen?
Skilled employees including apprentices.
What is the role of a Monarch?
A king or queen - had the right to rule by the ‘grace of God’.
What is the Secretary of State?
Head of the Privy Council, monarch’s closest advisor.
What is the Privy Council?
Leading courtiers and advisers, who advised the monarch.
What is the Court?
The inner social circle of the queen, based in her palaces.
Who are Lord Lieutenants?
Senior political figures whose duty was to advise queen.
What are JPs?
Justices of the Peace kept law and order.
Who are Courtiers?
Members of the nobility who attended court.
What is a Militia?
A military force of ordinary people, rather than soldiers.
What is the Divine Right?
Belief that the monarch’s right to rule came from God.
What is a Patron?
Someone who provides encouragement or financial support.
What does ‘Crown’ refer to?
With a capital ‘C’ - the monarch and government.
What is the nickname for the lower classes?
‘Fourth sort’
Refers to the commoners.
What is bear-baiting?
An activity where a bear was tied up and made to fight dogs.
Who were the minstrels?
Travelling singers and entertainers.
Who were the groundlings?
The poorer people who had standing tickets on the ground.
Who are playwrights?
People who wrote plays, such as Marlowe.
What is black comedy?
Performances that find humour in serious or sad situations.
What does literacy rate refer to?
The percentage of the population who could read and write.
What are grammar schools?
Schools where mostly middle classes got a basic education.
What is scholarship?
Where particularly talented people had their school fees paid.
What are parish/petty schools?
A place where children aged 4-7 could learn to read and write.
