Education

Education

Education in Elizabethan England reflected social status. Wealthy children were educated at home by tutors in subjects such as Latin, Greek, history, religion, and the arts.
Boys from the gentry and middling classes attended grammar schools, where the focus was on Latin, rhetoric, and preparation for university. Some schools also offered instruction in modern languages, mathematics, and navigation.
Girls’ education was more limited but often included reading, writing, arithmetic, music, dance, and household management.
The growth of literacy enabled wider participation in religious reading and civic life.

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