Researching Elizabethan England

Next term we will be study William Shakespeare's comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.

To prepare you for this new unit, the rest of this term will be spent researching the Elizabethan period in England in order to gain a better understanding of the world in which Shakespeare was writing.

As you research you should be presenting your findings, in your own words, onto your blog. Please do not simply cut and paste the information that you find.


Use the following as a guide for your research:

Brief facts about Sir William Shakespeare

• The role of women in Elizabethan England


• Class distinctions in Elizabethan England


• Entertainment in Elizabethan England


• Education in Elizabethan England


• Fashion in Elizabethan England


• The monarchy in Elizabethan England


• Love, Marriage and Courtship in Elizabethan England


• Social etiquette in Elizabethan England


• Any other area that you are interested in.