Elizabethan England
Renaissance: The Elizabethan World
Site Summary:
Provides concise information on life in Elizabethan England for actors; topics covered include occupations, time and measurements, games, money, religion, language, marriage and family, comparative religion, forms of address, titles, servants, patronage, domestic life, food, aristocracy, science, health, proverbs, children, fashion, education, royalty, and links to external resources.
The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I, 1533-1603
Site Summary:
Provides general information about the life and times of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603). Gives interesting facts about Elizabeth's pastimes, wardrobe, and women in Elizabethan England. A chronology of events and an alphabetical listing of key figures is helpful as well as other information. Elizabeth is presented as a real person through a collection of selected quotations and answers in a FAQs section.
Elizabethan Era
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk
Site Summary:
What was their life like? Entertainment, clothes, food, drink, sports, music, education, language, medicine and marriage customs and culture of the era. Facts and information about all of these subjects and the history of the era are covered. Each section of this Elizabethan Era website provides interesting facts and information about these great monuments to bygone times.
Elizabeth England Life
http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/
Site Summary
This site gives information on various aspects of life during Period of Elizabethan in England. It covers Elizabethian Fashion, Crime, Torture, Theater/Stage, Arts and Culture, Family, Children, Family, Sports/Games, Education, Medicine and many other facts about the Elizabethan times. Elizabethan Era is considered as a golden Era in English History.
Elizabethan England & World of Shakespeare
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listelizabetma1.html
Site Summary
An Internet hotlist on Elizabethan England and Shakespeare, it includes many links to follow for information on different topics.
Shakespeare Resource Center- Elizabethan England
http://www.bardweb.net/england.html
Site Summary
A brief summary of Elizabethan England from the 'Shakespeare Resource Center'. A good overview, followed by a list of links for further information.
Elizabethan England
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/elizabethanengland.html
Site Summary
A wide ranging site about all aspects of Elizabethan England. Many areas are covered in detail.
Online Books
Taken from Google Book Search- You might try one of these titles
The Social life and customs of the average farmer during the reign of Queen Elizabeth
When citing a book from this source, you might use the following as an example:
Rolfe, William James. Shakespeare the boy: with sketches of the home and school life, the games and sports, the manners, customs and folk-lore of the time.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1897. 4-6. Google Book Search.. Google, 2009. Web. 15 May 2009.