Talk:Elizabethan era

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Festivals etc..

The material on traditional festivals isn't sourced, and I wonder if it should be moved to a more general article on traditional festivals of pre-industrial England?

I'm editing it to make it more consistent with Wiki style, but I also vote to move it. Seems an odd fit here. Egthegreat 20:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

These festivities weren't specifically Elizabethan (except for the Accession Day celebrations of course!).

See the various works of Ronald Hutton (especially The Rise and Fall of Merry England and The Stations of the Sun) for even-handed general discussions of English folk-customs in the light of recent scholarship. - PKM 20:53, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Can you not add these book to the "reference" section? You seem to have the details of these books. It would be appreciated. Dieter Simon 00:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll put them in as further reading - "reference" suggests (to me) that the books support what's said above, and I am dubious about some of it. - PKM 02:21, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what about weapons..?

Weapons in festivals? Or do you mean a seperate topic? Watersoftheoasis 20:17, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding of Sports and Entertainment

Entertainment should be added as it was a large part of many people's lives during this time period. I have taken it upon myself to add it in. Watersoftheoasis 20:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

just wanted to add that someone should probably remove that link to "whims" in the sports section. It points to some ominous canadianlabor guidelines —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.54.78.187 (talk) 22:01, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't "Era" be capitalized?

Its like that in the article, but not in the title. JONJONAUG 15:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - The mentions in the article should be set to Elizabethan era. See also Victorian era, Jacobean era. ~ trialsanderrors 19:04, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose general WP style to use lower-case. Septentrionalis 04:35, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not moved. —Nightstallion (?) 06:59, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NO what the hell .. it just a word GOSHH

Current Era

What is the current era called? --Daniel C. Boyer 17:54, 19 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point, as I would see today as the Elizabethan era as well, and Elizabeth II has reigned a lot longer than Elizabeth I and has seen a lot more events. Jamandell (d69) 20:58, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This bugs me as well. The Second Elizabethan Era maybe? 86.132.21.216 (talk) 02:32, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's usually "The New Elizabethan Era".[1] --Old Moonraker (talk) 06:39, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Semiprot?

I'm starting to wonder is semi-protection should be requested for this article. It seems relatively besieged with vandals. Thoughts? Vassyana 02:21, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Yes, please. - PKM 03:42, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've put in a request for semi-prot at Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection. Vassyana 14:16, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

British spelling?

What is the general opinion among Wikipedians re British spelling in an arch-English subject such as this? We have centralized, well-organized and even English colonization in this article. Should that not be changed to centralised, well-organised and colonisation? After all, any British spellings in an article about the United States would be changed in next to no time, wouldn't it? Dieter Simon 02:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would support British spelling in this article; would you want to make the changes? - PKM 18:14, 10 March 2007 (UTC) (a Californian)[reply]

I would support it as well. --Wirbelwindヴィルヴェルヴィント (talk) 18:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Manual_of_Style#National_varieties_of_English

If there is a strong tie to a specific region/dialect, use that dialect.

I definitely support it, in light of the wiki standards. The undertow 23:24, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Have changed back to the British spellings. Dieter Simon 01:27, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NOTES!!

Where are the notes at the bottom of the page showing sources???

See "See also" and "Further reading" section in article itself. Would appreciate you sign-in name though. Dieter Simon 23:17, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

They disappeared in a series of edits and restores. I have put them back. - PKM 18:13, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Elizabethan era as opposed to Elizabethan times

Hi Chutem, please do not keep moving article to "Elizabethan times", saying readers are more likely to look for "Elizabethan times" than they are for "Elizabethan era". That is already taken care of as you would notice if you searched for "E.t.". It would automatically direct you to "E.e", and you couldn't miss it. Dieter Simon 22:53, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rearranging images

I have added the Armada portrait to be the lead image, as it sums up the "Golden Age" myth quite nicely without a caption. The allegory with mythological "peace & plenty" may not be obvious to modern readers without the caption. - PKM 03:32, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violation

This edit deleted as WP:COPYVIO. It's from "Britain Express" and claimed to be copyright. --Old Moonraker (talk) 13:35, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabethan Ireland

I think this article needs a section on Ireland.

Inchiquin (talk) 12:26, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Daily Elizabethan Food Consumption for the Lower Classes The food eaten daily by the average Lower Class Elizabethan consisted of at least ½ lb. bread, 1 pint of beer, 1 pint of porridge, and 1/4 lb of meat. This would have been supplemented with some dairy products - vegetables were a substantial ingredient of soups. Records show that the daily ration of a food for a Tudor soldier with 2 lb. of beef or mutton with l lb. cheese, l/2 lb. butter, 1.5 lb. bread and 2/3 gallon of beer! It is probably worth pointing out that the the beer had a very low alcohol content!

Merge Elizabethan leisure

WHY, WHY , WHY? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.175.103.217 (talk) 14:52, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I recommend that we merge Elizabethan leisure into the appropriate section of this article, and replace the unreferenced and unencyclopedic lists on both pages with narrative paragraphs, properly sourced from high-quality written secondary sources. Any disagreement? - PKM (talk) 17:46, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabethan dance

I notice there's no mention of the topic of Elizabethan dance. See this excellent site for information that can be used to expand this article. http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-dance.htm -- œ ^™ 01:43, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]