They were very superstitious people who believed all sorts of things. They were scared of pretty much everything, and believed many things were caused by witches. They thought witches could fly, and our stereotypical version of the witch comes from them. They believed the devil was around every corner and that they always had to be on guard.
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The Spanish Armada.
A litter as used in Elizabethan times (and both before and after) is a form of unwheeled transport. It was used primarily to carry ladies of high rank and was similar to a sedan chair, but could be carried at shoulder height. There was enough room for the dresses the ladies wore and they sat or reclined in them as they were carried.
Colonists believed that bathing too often was bad for one person's health. Bathing was believed to rob the skin of precious oils that protected a person from diseases. The colonists only bathed a few times each year, but they did wash each day. Bedrooms contained washing bowls and pitchers of cold water for washing.
The famous Tapestry which shows the Battle action of the Norman Conquest- and also Halley"s Comet, was credited to Queen Matilda- who was the spouse of King William the Conqueror. In a sense tapestries were the wide-screen movies of their day- and later cycloramas took the step farther- Cycloramas were out in Elizabethan times. an excellent question- the huge and visible (apparently in Daylight) Stella is obviously Halley"s Comet. Your star is rising.
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