Elizabeth

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  • Created on: 16-04-19 15:20
Gentry
High social class ranked below nobility
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Nobility
Earls,Dukes, Lords & Ladies the most respected members of society. They have special rights and privileges
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Peasants
Below the gentry, those who are in poverty
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Renaissance
The revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical civilisations
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Astrolabe
A navigation tool that allowed for much more accuracy at sea
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Vagrant
A person without a settled home or work who wanders and lives by begging
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Catholic
to do with the religion of Roman Catholicism
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Protestant
general term describing Christians that left the Catholic Church
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Excommunication
offically removed from the Catholic Church by order of the Pope
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Recusancy
When a person refused to attend sevices of the Church of England
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Jesuit
A group within Catholicism whose aims are to spread the religion
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Puritan
An extreme Protestant who believed that Churches should be plain and that prayer and Bible readings are solemn activities undertaken everyday
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Armada
The fleet of Spanish ships sent to attack England in 1588
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Shakespeare
One of the most famous playwrights
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Globe
One of the most famous theatres in England
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Heavens
Top seating area in a theatre. 'closest to God'
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Dudley
Elizabeth's best friend
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Patron
Someone who sponsors a theatre
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Treason
Someone (or a group of people) who go against the Queen
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Nobility

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Earls,Dukes, Lords & Ladies the most respected members of society. They have special rights and privileges

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Peasants

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Card 4

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Renaissance

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Card 5

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Astrolabe

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