Renaissance in England Ok2

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16TH 17TH CENTURY


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ORIGIN: Italy 14th c.

MEANING: Rebirth /rediscovery of classicalRoman past

FOCUS: Human form X Middle Ages Theocentricism

Neoplatonism

Science, medicine, anatomy

EXPLORATION OF THE EARTH


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16th. C.

SOCIAL ORDER:

MONARCH: Elizabeth I

NOBILITY

GENTRY

MERCHANTS

YEOMANRY

LABOURERS


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REGULATION OF DAY BY SUNLIGHT AND PRAYERS.

Conditions of daily life in the Renaissance

depend on gender, class, geographic location,

period, religion...

Urban life X rural life.


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Influenced by the ruling monarch.

Reflect the religious belief of the ruling King

or Queen.

2 dominant religions: Catholics X Protestants.

Begin at home proper manners


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Boys

from 5 to 7 Petty School (read, write &

catechism).

Access also poor boys.

Girls

Members of royaltyshared lessons with brothers

educated in convents.

art of embroidery.


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Availability of food based on economic

and social class.

Public events involving food and drink had

to conform to laws.


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Feasts and banquets great visual effect.

Imported and expensive foods.

Meat: lamb, beef, mutton, pork, goat, bacon,

veal, rabbit, and fowl.

Freshwater , ocean fish and shell fish.

Bread.

Sugar, honey and marzipan

Salt and spices.

New food: tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, tea


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Vegetables and fresh fruit.

Grain.

Dark bread.

Ploughmans Lunch: cheese and bread -workers.


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UPPER CLASSES: ale wine.

LOWER CLASSES: ale.

Apple-wine.

Beer had a very low content of alcohol.

A person would consume about a gallon a

day.


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Religion played an important part in the

diet.

Meat was banned in:

Certain religious observances: on Mondays, Wednesdays,

and Fridays.

Lent and Advent and on the eves of many religious

holidays.

Fasting and abstaining from meat was observed for over

half the days of the year.


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Fashion trends:

Only royalty could wear ermine.

Upper classes dictated fashion, and the middleclass copied details

Upper classes: fine silk, woven as velvet and

brocade, and in jewelry consisting of pearls,

precious metals, and gemstones. Upper-class women: corsets.

Underwear, 15th c.


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Lower classes: simple and drab, made of linen orwool. Colors: dull, mostly black, gray, or brown.

Men wore kneelength pants and jackets with

buttons.

Mens jackets: broader silhouette, shouldersstuffed with straw and other padding.

Women wore long skirts, aprons, and tight

bodices.

Protestants (Calvinists): plain and severe.


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theatre clothes


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lady princess


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also ornate


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UPPER CLASS

Men: wore rings, ropelike necklaces of gold

or silver, and jewels or medallions in their

hat. Women: earrings, rings and bracelets. Long

strings of pearls for necklaces, displaying

stones in a silver or gold setting.

Jewels also bedecked shoes and even fans.LOWER-CLASS

women had a betrothal or wedding ring.


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Life expectancy: 40 years

Arranged marriages.

Wives and children property of husband.

10-15 children: 2-3 survive

Lower classes free to marriage.


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UPPER CLASS: Country mansions: stone, brick

MIDDLE CLASS: constructed of wood.

PEASANTS: Wood or earth, thatched roof and floor of packed dirt or

tiles.

POOR PEOPLE: shantytowns (earth and hay).


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UPPER CLASSES

Hunting

Leisure activities entertained nobility andcommon classes.

Individual and team sports

Dramatics

Music Arts


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Middle, upper-class couples: chess.

Card games, dice, coins, and dominos.

Children board games

Ball games, community members challengedeach other to races, and tournaments.

Women and girls: spectators, unless dancing

was involved.


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Upper classes: tennis popular 16th c.

Classes might mingle in sporting activities.

Peasants were not expected to best

noblemen.

Golf in Scotland.

A version of soccer was played in England.

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Renaissance in England Ok2