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Education & Leisure
Leisure
Nobility
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Bowls: Played my men only, and similar to the modern game.
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Lower classes
Football: Men only, rules varied and there was no limit to the number of people or size of the pitch. The goal was to get the ball to the other sides goal, although it was very violent and people often died.
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Literature & Theatre
Lots of new literature was written, although medieval literature remained popular.
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Comedies, performed by professional players and funded by wealthy nobles, were very popular.
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Music & Dancing
Many Elizabethans played instruments, like lutes, spinets and harpsichords.
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Music was written to accompany theatre productions, and dancing remained popular.
Education
Schools
Grammer schools: 42 were founded in the 1560's and 30 more in the 1570's. They were private schools for boys considered smart and from well off families. Girls couldn't attend and were usually taught at home. Some lower class boys could atten for free if they showed promise. The only holidays were christmas and easter, and school started at 6 or 7 and lasted 10 hours. The schools studied mostly Latin, and some taught ancient historians and archery, wrestling and running.
Petty schools: These were often setup in teachers homes. Boys whose parents couldn't afford education sent them here, and they were taught english and basic arithmetic. Punishment was harsh, and after petty schools some boys would go to Grammer schools.
Dame schools: These were for girls and provided basic education. Women weren't expected to do work but instead go from her father's protection to their husbands. They weren't expected to support themselves and education was focused on home.
Nobility
Children of nobility often learned a variety of subjects, including Latin, Greek, Histroy, Philosophy, Government and theology.
They were also taught dancing, needlework, horse riding and archery.