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THE ELIZABETHAN ERA:

OCCUPATIONS

BY HIRAYA

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

(BRIEF)

Description of the Elizabethan Era

THE ELIZABETHAN ERA

The Elizabethan Era is a time period that is named after the person who reigned it: Queen Elizabeth I (the first).

Elizabeth was crowned as the Queen of England and ruled for 44 years (1558 - 1603) until she died from sepsis.

For many historians, this time period is considered as the golden age in English History.

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I was the queen of England. She was as ruthless as any king who ruled before her, as well as vain, sentimental, independent and short-tempered.

Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, near London and died on March 24, 1603, in Richmond Palace. Elizabeth was an intelligent woman who mastered languages such as Latin, French and German.

Life in the Elizabethan Era

Life in the Elizabethan Era

The environment and atmosphere in the Elizabethan Era was filled with dirty and smelly places and people. Most of the dirt and filth was caused by the people who lived there. For example, people would throw their business out on the streets.

Outfits would require lots of bits and pieces, making it very time-consuming. Especially for women.

How were occupations in the Elizabethan Era?

GETTING A JOB

What job you got in the Elizabethan Era mostly depended on what social class you were in. Each social class had certain jobs that fit their role.

As expected, the higher the class, the more money you earned and the more opportunities you had for getting a job.

Finding a job

Finding a job

Finding jobs in cities, towns and countrysides were all difficult. Many people were desperate for finding a job, yet most jobs at the time were not available. This caused many people to be left unemployed. If a poor person couldn't find a job, they would turn to thievery. If they got caught they would be punished by being whipped, burned on their ear and then killed.

Men were able to have any job they wanted as long as they were good at it. Women on the other hand, had lots of restrictions for their jobs.

SOCIAL CLASSES

Social Classes in the Elizabethan Era

There are 6 main social classes in the Elizabethan Era. This is the order from highest to lowest: Monarchy, Nobility, Gentry, Merchants, Yeomen and Labourers.

Monarchy being the highest, followed by nobility (second highest class), Gentry and Merchants are middle class and Yeomen and Labourers are the lowest classes.

The higher the social class, the more respect and even more opportunities. Yet, the more rules and the fancier you must be. Because as expected, higher classes were treated with much more respect and were given more opportunities compared to lower classes.

Different occupations in the Elizabethan Era

DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS

For each class, there would be a variety of jobs you could have. It was up to you if you could afford it, live up to the expectations, be skilled at it and have the right manners to respect the people you worked with.

Jobs for each class

Occupations in each class

HIGH CLASS

Monarch: A monarch would be a royal family of a country.

This ruler would be the person who is next in line from the throne (the son/daughter from the previous king). In the Elizabethan Era, Queen Elizabeth I is the monarchy of England.

Nobility: Heads of these families were dukes, earls or barons. The class contained all of the lords and ladies of the monarch's land. To be in this class, one must be born into it or appointed by the monarch.

MIDDLE CLASS

Gentry: People in this class consist of knights, squires, gentleman and gentlewoman. They also did land work and protection to the peasants while . providing funding, supplies, and military service to the king.

Merchants: Retail merchants commonly made their wealth through sales of wool, exotic goods, and other items of commerce.

LOW CLASS

Yeomen:

Tradesmen, craftsmen and farmers were main jobs for Elizabethan yeomen

Labourers:

Artisans, shoemakers, carpenters and brick buildings were main jobs as an Elizabethan labourer. Any other job that relied on using your hands was also part of this society.

Common jobs

Common jobs (not any particular class)

There were over 40 different jobs in the Elizabethan Era. Here's a list of the most common and popular ones:

  • Artist
  • Butler
  • Blacksmith
  • Baker
  • Knight
  • Maids
  • Stapler
  • Mercer
  • Craftsmen
  • Chaplain
  • Spinster
  • Bottler

What if you didn't have a job in the Elizabethan Era?

HAVING NO

OCCUPATION

Not having a job as a woman was not as bad as a man not having a job in the Elizabethan Era. Especially if you were in a family. Because if you were a family man, you were expected to improve the positions of all family members by the influence of wealthier people and families.

Women

What if women didn't have a job in the Elizabethan Era?

Women who didn't have an occupation in the Elizabethan Era had other small part-time jobs that mostly relied on things to do with housework. Some examples of work they were expected to do is to look after the animals, cook, clean, weave, spin, mend clothes, know how to use herbs, and look after their children.

Men

What if men didn't have a job in the Elizabethan Era

Men, however, did not really have to worry about not having a job since they could get one whenever they wanted as long as they were skilled in that job. Jobless men in the Elizabethan Era were also expected to make decisions that the women were to listen to and obey.

SOURCES

Sources

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http://m.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-family-life.htm

https://shakespeareatbaldwin2015.wordpress.com/what-was-life-like-in-shakespeares-england/elizabethan-professions-and-work-life/

https://prezi.com/rwyyj0d8dvct/elizabethan-era-occupations-jobs/

https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/social-class-in-the-1500-1600-s/levels-of-social-classes-in-the-elizabethan-era

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-occupations-and-jobs.htm

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https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/elizabeth-i/

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