Much Ado - Day 1 Intro

One could get arrested if you wore the wrong clothes.

The Royal family of England in Shakespeare's time got along with little conflict.

The Catholics and Protestants got along fairly well during Elizabeth's reign.

The Plague was thought to be caused by bad smells, so people often carried herbs.

True or False: William married someone named Anne Hathaway.

The Catholic community planned to assassinate Elizabeth and put her sister, Mary, on the throne

The term 'Bloody Mary' is named after Elizabeth's sister, Mary.

Boys learned Latin at places called "grammar schools" if they were aiming at university.

True or False: William had a son named Hamlet, who died.

William's first plays are an abject failure.

A vacation in Shakespeare's day typically meant heading to the countryside.

The most popular festival used to be the New Year's Solstice festival.

Girls dropped out of school at age 6 to be taught at home.

Most people could buy most of what you needed from vendors on the streets of London.

When the plague forced London's theatres to close, Shakespeare wrote romantic short stories.

During Shakespeare's day, you could see the heads of executed criminals posted on poles.

The Black Plague was directly caused by rats.

Outbreaks of the black plague were quite common during Shakespeare's day.

Gambling was illegal during Shakespeare's lifetime.

True or False: William wrote poetry while theatres were closed due to the plague.

True or False: William Shakespeare attended grammar school.

True or False: The Globe Theatre was built by Shakespeare's acting company.

True or False: William Shakespeare died on his birthday.

Homework was written on tablets of wood with feather quills.

Men often wore hats with ostrich feathers for decoration.

True or False: William is from Stratford-upon-Artosis

Maypoles were never erected as they were seen as dangerous.

The shape of the Globe theatre was influenced by bear-fighting rings.

People of lower status citizens often wore rough silks, velvets, and coloured brocade.

Some of the makeup used by women at this time would not be considered highly poisonous.

School started at age 3 in Elizabethan society.