Geography
Try and find out what London looks like now a days!!!
Important Historical Information
- The Elizabethan era was proceeded by the Tudor period and followed by the Stuart period (Jacobean era).
- Elizabethan era was considered the "Golden Age"
- This era was best known for theater (Shakespeare).
- There wasn't a strong enough Parliament to challenge royal absolution.
- England had a weakened Army but strong Navy at this time. It was considered a time of much peace.
- Age of intense religious passions, which Queen Elizabeth helped to tone down.
- Age of exploration and expansion.
English/Global Events During the Elizabethan Era
- The Destruction of Spanish Armada which had been assembled to invade England. Thus resulting in the English Navy becoming the single most dominant force on earth.
- The Protestant Reform was a series of religious wars, which created the protestant religion and the Church of England.
- The Puritan Movement was when groups of people attempted to get away from the Church of England.