Culture and History
Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Period: A Brief Introduction
Description Of Elizabethan England, 1577 (from Holinshed's Chronicles)
A contemporary account of many aspects of life in Elizabethan England
Elizabeth I (1533-1603
Life, works, writing, images...tasteful music...
Elizabeth I
Lots of images, poetry, biography
The Virgin Queen
The cult of personality surrounding Elizabeth, including the myth of Oriana.
Everyday Life
Life in Elizabethan Times: A Compendium of Common Knowledge
Well-organized and wide-ranging "Elizabethan commonplaces for Writers, actors and re-enactors." Useful sub-sections include: language, occupations, titles and forms of address, forms of address for non-nobles, names, and ever so much more...
Elizabethan Home Brewing
Thorough directions for making your own at home...
Shakespeare's Dentist
Truly horrifying...
Language and Names
Elizabethan Language
Useful phrases, forms of address, and pronunciation guide.
Late 16th Century English Names
"This article contains lists of solidly documented names to choose from, along with some insights into how names were actually chosen and used in 16th-century England."
Shakespeare's Grammar: Rhetorical Devices
A "table of some of the more common devices employed for emphasis in Shakespeare"
Shakespearean Insulter
Randomly insults you with quotes drawn from the Bard's works.
Ye Olde Official Shakespearean Insult Kit
Pull-down menus allow you to craft your own Shakespearean insult.
Dance
The Dancing Master
Playford's "plain and easie Rules for the Dancing of Country Dances", published in 1653.
SCA Renaissance Dance Homepage
Links to numerous articles and period texts, published by the Society for Creative Anachronism, "an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating pre-17th-century European history."
William Kemp's Route
William Kemp danced the Morris from London to Norwich, a memorable feat of self-promotion. Follow his route here.
Nine Daies Wonder
Kemp's own account of his famous journey.
Origins and Social History of Morris Dancing
A brief synopsis of Ribbons, Bells, and Squeaky Fiddles:
The Social History of Morris Dancing in the English South Midlands 1600-1900
by Keith Chandler.
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