They would have had many ways of amusing themselves in their spare time, some of them rather cruel to our modern sensibilities. For example, bear baiting, bull baiting, dog fighting, cockerel fighting, hunting with dogs and hawks, jousting, theatre, cards, dice, Board Games like Chess, dancing (Henry VIII and Elizabeth I loved dancing, and both danced well), music (again something Henry VIII and Elizabeth I excelled at).
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They entertained themselves with music, drama, reading (for those who could read), and games.
People entertained themselves by music groups, dancing, fairs, theatres, singing, sports, fitness, played games, paintings, books, novels, fished, hunted, gambled, shows, and concerts!
Doesn't every culture want a guiding power to defend and guide them... obviously this character must be strong in the fact that a ruler must make decisions that affect many people and could get them all killed. The Elizabethans had a constant threat of assimilation from the French so a corrupt or weak ruler would cause England to become part of France.
they di danceing and arts in thier spare time to have some fun and other stuff
Yes Alex it is cheese and tomatoes.... and also sandwiches
Wedding rings in Elizabethan time were not widely revered. Wedding rings were only introduced through ancient Romans and Egyptians and then passed on into Western civilization.
because they had to work