Elizabethan Era Research Page
For these pages, you will be choosing one topic related to the Elizabethan
Era to research that you find interesting (see list of possibilities below).
You will do the following in a two-page spread:
1. Research your topic on the web, finding two sources.
2. Take notes on your topic, writing at least 10 facts related to your
topic.
3. Locate at least 3 images that relate to your topic.
4. Arrange this information on your page, keeping in mind that
images should relate to information and the facts are in your
own words.
5. Be prepared to share your pages with the class.
6. Include a bibliography to cite your sources
Possible Research Topics for Elizabethan England Page…
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Law and Order in Shakespearian England
•Laws
•Punishment/Torture
•Police
•Criminal/trial procedure
•Dueling
Entertainment
•Court—Jesters and Minstrels
•Bear Baiting
•Master of the Revels
•Feasting/Food
•Dancing
•Masquerade Balls
Family Structure
•Family Honor
•Code of conduct
•Children’s roles, rights, and expectations
•Parent child relations (discipline)
•Passing of wealth/title/property/land
Gender Roles
•Men
•Women
•Class distinctions and differences
amongst classes
Weapons of the Elizabethan/Renaissance
Era
• Rapier
• Matchlock/Flintlock
• Cannon
Religion
•Anglican v. Roman Catholic
•Education
•Power of the Church in daily life
Theater
•Acting companies
•Actors
•Playwrights
London
•Population
•Transportation
•Public works
•Architecture
Healthcare
•Plague
•Doctor/dentist/nurse training
•Medicine (drugs)
•Medical devices/treatments
Wedding Traditions/Rituals of Elizabethan
England
•Dowries
•Arranged marriages/consolidation of
power, $ and land
•Church Views
•Political implications