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Queen Of England In 1550-1600 Essay

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In the time of 1550 - 1600 there were a lot of things happening in British. It was also very different from how today is, like the way they lived. Most of the people lived in poverty with the disease. Some of the other people lived in manor houses and servants to do their work for them. Everyone was always wondering how their country is turning into and about foreign invasion. Elizabeth, Mary, James, Edward, Charles, and Thomas Cromwell argued about religion and faith or about the king’s power. In 1558 Elizabeth becomes the queen of England, just six years before William Shakespeare was born. Queen Elizabeth really liked the theater. A lot of the most famous playwrights were active when she was the queen of England like, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, William Shakespeare, and many others. England was set as a leading military and commercial power country on the western side of the world. …show more content…

Everyone thought God made the Black Plague as a punishment. When people found out that there was no cure for this horrible sickness they turned their faith in God and stopped going to church. People were petrified and stunned that about 30% of their population wiped out in just a couple months of the Black Plague. If people were sick everyone would stay away from them like, family, doctors, and priests. They would turn their back on anyone that was in need. There was three types of plague, the Bubonic plague, Septicemic Plague, and Pneumonic Plague. The Bubonic plague was the most common form of the disease, referring to painful swollen nodes that would appear around the armpit or neck. The Septicemic Plague is when the bacteria enter the bloodstream directly and multiplies there. Lastly the Pneumonic Plague is when the bacteria spread to the

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