Imagine living in a world without technology, cars, or many of the freedoms we take for granted today. Let's travel back in time to 1559, a simpler time with ball gowns, royalty, theater, war and new discoveries. Queen Elizabeth I reigned during the “Golden Age,” from 1558 to 1603. The word “renaissance” means awakening. During the Renaissance period, many things “woke up” and became popular again. Elizabethan England was a time of change, due to its development, cultural traditions, entertainment, theater, battlefield victories, and explorations of the New World. The first stop is the French Court, where forks were first used in 1589. Many inventions like this were created to make life easier. Some of these developments include pencils in 1565, new diseases and medical techniques, printing, the telescope in 1600, decimal fractions in 1576, a new type of art - such as the work of Michelangelo, theater Kabuki in 1586, Shakespeare's plays beginning in 1592 – his first play was Henry VI, and The Game of Billiards in 1550. William W. Lace said that Queen Elizabeth I "cannot be fully credited for the achievements of Elizabethan England. She was careful, careful and conservative. Some achievements during his reign occurred despite his wishes, not because of them” (Lace). Elizabeth's reign lasted from 1559 to 1603, during the "Golden Age" and the Renaissance. This period included these inventions and many others. Now that we know how the Renaissance evolved, let's go see an Elizabethan-style wedding. When you attend a wedding, you need to be prepared to eat a feast fit for a king! The special dinner was carefully planned, full of exotic dishes and a lovely middle of paper......Works CitedAlchin, Linda. The Elizabethan era. Freeola Limited, May 16, 2012. Web. March 9, 2014. Alchin, Linda. Elizabethan War. Freeola, Limited, 2005. Web. March 18, 2014. Alchin, Linda. Elizabethan Marriage Customs. Freeola Limited, 2005. Web. March 18, 2014. Alchin, Linda. Globe Theater Female Roles. Freeola Limited, July 27, 2013. Web. March 9, 2014. Coleman, Bill. The lost colony. The Venture Platform, December 5, 2013. Web. March 9, 2014. Columbus, Christopher. Columbus' ships reach the New World. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Print.Lace, William W. World History Series: Elizabethan England. Farmington Hills: Lucent Books, August 23, 2005. Print. Marmor, Paulak. Renaissance: the Elizabethan worlds. Dueling Modems, March 16, 2009. Web. March 9, 2014. Morison, Samuel Eliot. Columbus was looking for gold and spices from India. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Print.