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Education
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Marriage
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Hobbies
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. Who were sometimes privileged to get an education in this era?
Elizabethan women, from wealthy and noble weathly and noble families were sometimes privileged to have an education.
100
What is the meaning of Elizabethan clothing?
There is a strict rule, suppose to be followed, with colour and material. The law was known by many people, and always followed or there would be a serious punishment.
100
What were women expected to bring to the marriage?
Elizabethan women were expected to bring a dowry to the marriage. A dowry was an amount of money, goods, and property that the bride would bring to the marriage.
100
What were noble women in the Elizabethan era required to learn?
Women had to know music and dancing skills.
100
What hobbies did the lower class Elizabethan Era have?
Women's hobbies were similar to duties as a housewife, which would be cooking and sewing.
200
Were Noble Families, praised when it came to education?
The girls of Noble families were invariably taught by tutors at home and Elizabethan women were taught from the age of five, or even younger.
200
Colours worn in the Elizabethan era?
Clothing was different according to the status of the women. Bright and dark colours were generally more expensive to produce and therefore limited to higher status clothing.
200
After Marriage what were Elizabethan women expected to do?
After marriage Elizabethan women were expected to run the households and provide children.
200
What languages were noble women expected to know?
Women were to learn Latin, Italian, Greek and French at the of age five or seven.
200
What out door hobbies could Elizabethan noble women participated in?
Women could have participated in hunting activities.
300
What was learnt during this era, by women?
Various languages were taught including Latin, Italian, Greek and French. Music and dancing skills were essential for Elizabethan women.
300
What fabrics were used during the Elizabethan era?
Silks, velvets and furs were the most expensive materials and fabrics to produce and therefore limited to higher status clothing.
300
What was a pre-caution women took when having a child?
An arangement was made for the child to be taken care of incase, the women died during the birth of the child.
300
What skills were essential to noble women of this era?
Women's were required to know manners and etiquette.
300
What is bull baiting?
Bull baiting was a recreational activity that baited a bull that was tied down against a dog. Women of this period would often watch this sport.
400
Since Women were not considered people, at the time. What happened when they wanted to continue their education futurer?
The women were not allowed to attend university, but were sent away to continue their education. As young as seven years, women were sent away to Noble Families to learn housewive duties.
400
What was considered acceptable for a lower class, women to wear?
Silk, taffeta and velvet trimmings allowed. Buttons and the facing of coats, cloaks, hats and caps
400
What were women expected to do after marriage?
Women were to obey their husbands
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What skills were women in lower class Elizabethan era required to know?
Women were required to be skilled in all housewifely duties.
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What indoor hobbies were typical of Elizabethan noble women?
Tapestry, needle point, poetry & music.
500
After completing the essential learning duties, what was taught after?
Music, dancing , riding and archery were also taught. These young girls were expected to act as servants to the Ladies of the castle - their duties would be to look after clothes and the assist ladies with dressing and coiffure.
500
Why did noble Elizabethan women have to wear these clothes?
The clothes that Elizabethan women wore were chosen by the sumptuary law as decreed by Queen Elizabeth
500
What would happen if women did not marry?
Women would become nuns if they were single.
500
What skills were required for ladies-in-waiting to the Queen?
Women were required to look after clothes and the assist with dressing and coiffure.
500
What hobby did noble Elizabethan women participate in that required both skill and social stature and why?
Horse back riding. Women typically elaborately groomed and would ride for pleasure and social gatherings.