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Elizabethan Period
Shakespeare - Renissance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did weddings take place? | at local churches |
| Who performed the wedding ceremony? | Minister |
| What did upperclass women wear for their wedding dress? | their nicest gown with a kirdle underneath, or if they could afford it, a new dress |
| What did the lower class women wear for their wedding dress? | cotton, wool, or flax dresses, which came in a variety of colors |
| What did men wear for their weddings? | a doublet, breeches, hoes; also came in many different colors |
| What color were you not supposed to wear to a wedding? | Yellow |
| What food was served at a wedding? | quail, goose, venison, roasted beef, fish, peacock, mutton, cheeses, nuts, etc. |
| What was the goal at the time for marriages? | To marry all virgins, and for their families to have many children |
| What was the age for a poor class man to be married at? | 25-26 |
| What was the age for a poor class woman to be married? | 23 |
| What was the age for a high class man to be married? | 14 |
| What was the age for a high class woman to be married? | 12 |
| What was a Betrothal? | A vow that the groom and bride took 40 days before they were to be married, where they promised they would marry |
| What was the purpose of a contract/marriage bond? | proved to the bishop the marriage was lawful when couples wanted to marry quickly |
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