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Children of the Elizabethan Times
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- Obedient to adults.
- Raised to respect and obey.
- Cherished by the family,
- Played games such as marbles
and hopscotch.Given toys,
- Taught good manners,punished
for any forms of bad behvior.
Boys
Girls
Wealthy Children:
Lessons in the behavoir expected:
(book of nurture 1577)
Children
of the
Elizabethan Era
General Facts:
- Rise early in the morning to be holy, healthy, and wealthy.
-Sup not loud of thy pottage.
-Eat small morsels of meat; eat softly, and drink mannerly.
-Blow not your nose in the napkin where ye wipe your hand.
-In church, kneel, sit, or stand devoutly.
wealthy boys:
- only thought it was necessary for boys to attend school.
- dressed in doublets between the ages of 3-7,
- celebrates event of "breeching",
Wealthy Girls:
- taught at home (reading and arithmetic)
- arts of housewifery,
- wrapped in swaddling bands for the first 6-12 months,
Infants
Poor Children
- Helpless Poor included the disabled children.
*given apprenticeships by Parish church
- attended petty schools
- worked in family farms or businesses
the wealthy:
- did not need apprenticeships
- inheritance
- The oldest son always inherits
* said to be a blessing and a curse
Noble Children
- home schooled with private tutors,
Children of the Elizabethan Era
Citations:
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/40.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-family-life.htm
http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/the-children-of-elizabethan-england.html