Elizabethan era

Elizabethan Theatre Conventions Soliloquy: Hamlet’s “To be or not to be…” is literature’s most famous soliloquy. This popular Elizabethan convention is a literary or dramatic technique in which a s…

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Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I of England is by far one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. From birth she was the apple of her father's eye and

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Elizabethan Hair Styles for the court were led by Queen Elizabeth. Upper class fashion, which included hairstyles, was highly elaborate - and necessary to achieve attention and success at court. It was referred to as the Peacock age as the Upper class Elizabethan men were often more elaborately dressed than the women and their hair and beards received a similar amount of attention!

Elizabethan and Tudor Make-Up: The use of cosmetics was not popular during the early part of the Tudor period, the use of perfumes and lotions however was.

King James I The Jacobean era refers to the time span between 1603 and 1625, when King James I ruled over both England and Scotland. The name James is the Engli

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1450-1500's dress. We can see the differences in the details , like the beads that highlight the richness of the time.

Birmingham Rep production of Elizabeth Rex, 2002. Costume worn by Stephanie Beacham

The Elizabethan period in England had a daily life based on social order: the monarch as the highest, the nobility as second rank, the gentry as third, merchants as fourth, and laborers as fifth. The queen was believed to be God's representation here on Earth. They also believed that God had formed these social ranks and had showered blessings on each rank. Their Parliament had also regulated the clothes that can only be worn by each rank. For a laborer to wear clothes of the rich was not…

Tudor Rose. Detail from a portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England.

Elizabethan Era fashion

Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was the ruler during the time Shakespeare was writing. She was a patron of the arts and a fan of Shakespeare's plays.

Elizabethan gown detail

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