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Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia

Fife, 19 Aug 1596 – London, 13 Feb 1662

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Facts and their sources

  • Born19 Aug 1596, Fifenot verified1 source
  • MarriedFrederick V of the Palatinatenot verified1 source
  • EventBattle of White Mountainor Gunpowder Plot · Stuart Restoration · Union of the Crownsnot verified1 source
  • EventGunpowder Plotor Battle of White Mountain · Stuart Restoration · Union of the Crownsnot verified1 source
  • EventStuart Restorationor Battle of White Mountain · Gunpowder Plot · Union of the Crownsnot verified1 source
  • EventUnion of the Crownsor Battle of White Mountain · Gunpowder Plot · Stuart Restorationnot verified1 source
  • Died13 Feb 1662, Londonnot verified1 source
  • FatherJames VI and Inot verified1 source
  • MotherAnne of Denmarknot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 19 Aug 1596

    Born in Fife

  2. 1614–1632

    13 children are born

  3. 13 Feb 1662

    Dies in London, aged 65

Family

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Children · 13

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Fife.

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The 1590s · Elizabeth is born in Fife

In the news1594

1594 water engine and wheat crisis

In 1594, a failed attempt was made to supply London with water using a horse-powered engine, and wheat prices reached 3 pounds 4 shillings per quarter due to wet weather.

Getting around

Walking and traveling in groups

Ordinary people frequently traveled on foot, covering an average of 15 to 20 miles a day in good conditions. For added safety against highwaymen, travelers often rode in armed groups.

In the news1592–1593

1592-1593 London plague outbreak

A major plague outbreak between 1592 and 1593 caused over 19,000 deaths in London, leading to the closure of theaters.

Daily life

Learning with the wooden hornbook

Most children did not go to school; instead, many learned to read and write using a hornbook, which was a paper sheet with the alphabet and Lord’s Prayer mounted on wood and protected by a thin slice of animal horn.

What people wore

Clothing as a Major Expense

Clothing was often a household's second largest expense after food, leading many ordinary people to skillfully repair, alter, or make their own garments.

Music

Popular Lute and Virginal Instruments

The lute was the most popular instrument of the Elizabethan age, played by nobles and expected to be mastered by all gentlemen. The virginals, a type of harpsichord, was another favorite solo instrument, and it was commonly used by Queen Elizabeth I herself.

At the table

Bread Color and Social Status

Bread color reflected social status; while the wealthy ate fine white wheat bread, ordinary families typically relied on darker breads made from rye or barley.