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Elizabethan Era: Queen Elizabeth I
Website about Queen Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Era contains biographical information, pictures, history and brief video [2:37] about her life.
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Elizabethan.org: Life in Elizabethan England
A site with many links to information about all aspects of life in Elizabethan England, including food, games, religion, occupations, London, fashion, children, pastimes, names, education, and maps.
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Elizabethan England Life: Elizabethan Era Foods and Recipes
Describes and lists some of the features common to Elizabethan era food habits and cooking methods.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Elizabethan Era
Kids learn about the Elizabethan Era including the English Renaissance, theatre, arts, clothing, fashion, and fun facts.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Elizabethan Era
History Questions: Elizabethan Era Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Elizabeth I: Elizabethan Food
After reading about food during the Elizabethan era, decide if you would have wanted to be poor or rich. Read about the different new foods that were introduced during this time as well.
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Elizabethan England Life: Different Kinds of Elizabethan Era Torture
Describes some of the ways torture was used in Elizabethan England.
Britain Express
Britain Express: History: Tudor: Elizabethan Life
This site contains small paragraphs with information about different aspects of Elizabethan life.
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Ecp: Overview of an Elizabethan Outfit
Fascinating outline of the multiple steps it took for a Elizabethan woman to dress for court. Details the time and pain required to be in fashion. Includes illustrative pictures.
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St. Ives Historical Society: Superstitions of the Elizabethan Era [Pdf]
Describes some superstitions that people had during Elizabethan times.
Northern Virginia Community College
Introduction to Theatre: The Elizabethan Stage
This site mainly discusses the Elizabethan Theatres. It gives statistics about the various theatres of that time period, and provides interesting information about them. Some information on William Shakespeare is also provided.
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Elizabethan Era: Marco Polo
Read about the important events in the life of Italian Explorer, Marco Polo.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: History of Theatres
This site contains an in-depth history of the Elizabethan Theatre. It contains sections that are specifically about the Rose, Swan, and Globe Theatres.
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Dreams, Illusion and Doubling
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare explores and reflects upon Elizabethan debates around the nature of dreams. These activities revolve around how the structure, characters and themes in A Midsummer Night's Dream reflect this...
National Archives (UK)
The Standards Site: History at Key Stage 3: Elizabeth I
This site provides lesson plans and activities designed to engage students in learning about the drama and history of the Elizabethan era.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: John Donne: His Position and Influence
Excerpt taken from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature," this site places Donne amidst Elizabethan poets of his era and defines Donne apart from them.
Royal Household
British Monarchy: Royal Encyclopaedia: Elizabeth I (R. 1558 1603)
An overview of Elizabeth I and her reign from Great Britain's official site on the Monarchy. Includes a link to the text of Elizabeth's speech to her troops at Tilbury.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Northern Renaissance
Read about how the Renaissance played out in European countries outside of Italy. Users can follow links to further information on the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare, the Reformation, and other connected topics.
Sacred Text Archive
"Stories From the Faerie Queene" by Mary Macleod
This is a Victorian era retelling of Edmund Spenser's "Faerie Queen." Useful for getting a grip on the plot, or for comparison of language.
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Spanish Conquistadors
Learn about the history and motives of the famous Spanish Conquistadors in the New World. Features biographies, pictures, and timelines about the life of the famous European Explorers.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Julius Caesar
This extensive site features resources for teaching William Shakespeare's history play Julius Caesar. Includes lesson plans and other teaching resources.
PBS
Pbs: Shakespeare's London
Discover London as it was during the time of Shakespeare, a small world, but very ethnically mixed. This article discusses the "uneasy mix of cultures" found in the city around 1600.
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