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Blackfriars Theatre was built 1596. It was a private theatre and was specific ment for the wealthy and highly educated classes of london. The Blackfriars soon became the premier playhouse in London. The price for admission was up to five times more than The Globe.

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The Theatre was the first London playhouse, built in 1576. The Theatre was home to many acting companies, but was used primarily by Shakespeare's acting group, the Chamberlain's Men

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The Globe is the most well known of all the stages associated with Shakespeare. It was built in 1599.

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- 1558 to 1603; a period filled with much advancement in art and entertainment, mostly in literature, fashion, and other parts of English culture.

- England became a prominent nation in many culturally important subjects, such as literature and many forms of art. Many cultural influences came from other European nations, especially from Rome, Italy. Even though these advancements benefitted the country of England as a whole, each specific social class felt the effects in a different way.

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With a new religion Queen Elizabeth made attendance at Church of England services mandatory, even though many church-goers had to travel long distances. People who did not attend—for any reason except illness—were punished with fines. While it was not a crime to be Catholic in the  Elizabethan time , there was no legal way for Catholics to practice their faith.

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In the decades around 1600, England evolved a fantastic and rich theater life with an increase of playwrights. During Shakespeare's lifetime, his plays were performed on stages in private theatres, provincial theatres, and playhouses.

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Queen Mary I (1553-1558), Elizabeth's sister, believed passionately in the Catholic religion and persecuted Protestants who were burned alive for their beliefs ( = nickname Bloody Mary )

When Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)  inherited the throne, the practices of the Catholic religion were questioned by the queen due to the persecutions of the minority. The beliefs of men such as the German Martin Luther prompted a new religion called Protestantism

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- The (golden) Elizabethan Age was associated with the exploration and acquisition of many products of the New World. Elizabeth especially funded Sir Walter Raleigh's exploration of the New World, which brought new wealth to her country in the form of tobacco and gold from Latin America.
- Even though most English trade was with Europe, more and more goods, foods etc. were being introduced into society from the New World through new profitable trading routes.