Entertainment In The 16th Century
- Entertainment In The 16th Century
16th Century Entertainment was made up of many things that we may find strange today, but was normal to people living in the 16th and 17th Century.
Examples of 16th Century Entertainment
**Jousting
**Pitching The Bar
**Throwing the Sledgehammer
**Leaping
**Shin-kicking (with iron-tipped boots)
**Sword fighting
**Performing headstands
**Fox Hunting
**Hare Coursing
**Dancing to bagpipes
**walking
Eating
Banquets were a popular form of entertainment for the rich, but the poorer folk would also hold feasts on special occasions. If there was a great public event such as a royal wedding then the monarch would pay for wine and food to be placed in the streets for the poor people to join in the celebrations. The diners would be entertained by mummers, jugglers, jesters or fire eaters.
The Theatre
The popularity of the theatre rose with both rich and poor alike, during the sixteenth century. This popularity was helped by the rise of great playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare as well as the building of the Globe theatre in London.
Execution
A public execution was an event not to be missed and people would queue through the night to get the best places. There was always a carnival atmosphere and a good trade was done by pie sellers, ale merchants and producers of execution memorabilia. Public executions always produced a carnival-like atmosphere with large crowds attracting peddlers, minstrels, jugglers and other street performers anxious to use this ready-made audience.also burnings were not to be missed
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