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General Resources:
General Resources:
Elizabethan England - the British Library
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 ; written by Maggie Secara, June 10, 2008. Popinjay Press
The Shakespeare Resource Center
Excerpt from "Life in Shakespeare's London" written by Henry Thew Stephenson
Exploration & Trade:
The British Library
BBC: Queen Elizabeth & the wider world
Ancient History Encyclopedia
Witchcraft, magic and religion
The British Library
The BBC: Beliefs and Superstitions
Religion in Elizabethan England
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
Religion in Shakespeare's England
Fashion
British Library
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
Ancient History Encyclopedia
The Elizabethan People by Henry Thew Stephenson
Elizabethan Dress
Food and drink
British Library
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
LISTEN! Folgers' Library podcast:
"The Food of Shakespeare's World"
LISTEN! Folgers' Library podcast: "Shakespeare's Kitchen"
Medicine
Yale University VIDEO: Medicine in Shakespeare's Time
Worst Diseases in Shakespeare's London
LISTEN! Folger's Library podcast: "Elizabethan Medicine"
Medicine & Diseases of Shakespeare's Time
The Black Plague
the BBC: The Great Plague
City life / Life in London
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
the British Library
London Streets
Education
Ancient Encyclopedia
School History
What Every Schoolboy Knows
Marriage/ wedding customs:
British Library
BBC History Magazine
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
Crime and punishment:
BBC: the Poor Laws
The British Library
Eyewitness to History
Torture in the Tower of London
Weapons:
Arms and Armor in Renaissance Europe
The Function of Armor in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Recreation/Sport/Pastimes
BBC: Entertainment in Tudor and Stuart times
Sports and Pastimes in Popular Use in Shakespeare's Day
Occupations / Social Classes
BBC History: Poverty in Elizabethan England
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603
Occupations
BBC: Population
BBC: Life for the poor
BBC: Family life & Social Classes
Queen Elizabeth
BBC: Elizabeth I
The Royal Family
Westminster Abbey: Elizabeth I
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