Life in the Elizabethan era

1558 - 1603
Clothing
- Clothes helped identify social status
- Trimmings on clothes identified the nobles and royalty
- Colours worn also showed status
Music
- Music appeared often, and could be heard in Church, Court, Streets, Theatre,
and Towns
- Common instruments:
- Recorders G
- Lute
- Viola
O
- Flutes A
T

William Byrd, 1539 - 1623

Food
- What you ate also varied according to social status
- Meat was a sign of wealth
- Water was not clean; people drank wine
- Common foods:
- Fish
- Bread
- Eggs
- Fruit
- Vegetables
Works Cited
"Elizabethan Food." Elizabeth R. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2017.

Alchin, Linda. "Elizabethan Era." ELIZABETHAN ERA. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar.
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"Elizabethan Era England Life." Elizabethan England Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar.
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