The elizabethan era
Queen
Elizabeth I (*1533-+1603)
Queen
of England (1558 to1603)
Under
her reign England became an economic power
Elizabethan
England
5million
inhabitants
4/5
of the population lived in the country
London
was the trade center of England and had 25000 inhabitants
most
of England was covered with forests although the deforestation
started at that time because of the need for building materials and firewood
Big
plagues took the lives of many English people specially in hot
summer month .
Between 1593 - 1594 10 000 people in London died in consequence of the plague.
meat
and bread where the main foods in England at that time
The
first English colony in the new world (Virginia founded in 1584 by
Walter Raleigh) and the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.England became
a naval power.
Trade
during the Elizabethan time
In
1450 England exported 30000 pieces of wool, in 1560 130000.
1555-Muscovy
Company (for trade with Russia)
1555-Guinea
Company (for trade with Africa)
1579-Eastland-Company
(for the East Sea trade)
1592-Leavant
Company (for trade with Italy and Turkey)
1600-East
India Company (for trade with India)
The
main attractions of the time
Strange
animal fights (for example a bear against 3 dogs)
The
globe Theater a theater built by Shakespeare made specially for
people from al classes.
Art,
Literature and Architecture
The
art literature and architecture was positively influenced, by the
relatively liberal reign of the queen Elizabeth, who for example
raised the general education system of the time.
All
this things, allowed some really great personalities to come up as
for example William Shakespeare. The Architecture of the time was
very influenced by Italy and the continental Gothic style. A
famous artist of the era was Nicholas Hillard with his miniature
paintings.
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