The Puritan attack on popular pastimes (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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What Puritans viewed popular pastimes as
What Puritans viewed popular pastimes as
Distractions from God
What Puritans wanted instead of pastimes
What Puritans wanted instead of pastimes
Praying, listening to sermons, reading Bible
How Puritan beliefs were seen
How Puritan beliefs were seen
Hardline/extremes of Protestant beliefs
Bear/bull baiting method & duration
Bear/bull baiting method & duration
Chain animal to post, set dogs on it for ~1 hour
What cock fighting roosters were fitted with
What cock fighting roosters were fitted with
Metal blades on their legs
Cock fighting outcome
Cock fighting outcome
Fight to the death
Rich Elizabethan pastimes (5 examples)
Rich Elizabethan pastimes (5 examples)
Hunting, hawking, jousting, fencing, masques
Poor Elizabethan pastimes (4 examples)
Poor Elizabethan pastimes (4 examples)
Watching plays, alehouses, festivals, fairs
Why Puritans disliked popular pastimes
Why Puritans disliked popular pastimes
Wasted time that should be spent praying
1574 response to theatre concerns
1574 response to theatre concerns
London introduced control & censorship system
1596 action against London theatres
1596 action against London theatres
Banned public plays in city limits
Result of 1596 theatre ban
Result of 1596 theatre ban
Theatres moved to south side of River Thames