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The English RenaissanceElizabethan and Jacobean Period

Historical ContextQueen Elizabeth“I may not be a lion, but I am a lion’s cub and I have a lion’s heart.”

● Came to the throne in 1558 and ruled England for almost 45 years ● The Golden Age● One of the best loved monarchs and most admired ruler of all time● “She is an enigma, and was an enigma to her own people.”● Enjoyed the outdoors ● Protestant Church in England ● Supreme Governor of the Church of England ● Restored the debased coinage

Historical ContextAge of Exploration

● First dominated by the Portuguese and Spanish and then the English

● Search for adventure, glory, and wealth● 1577- Sir Francis Drake ● 1585 and 1595- Sir Walter Raleigh● 1593- Sir Richard Hawkins

Historical ContextProtestant Reformation

● Burned alive for their Protestant beliefs● Protestantism and Catholicism practiced in peace● Execution of Mary Queen of Scots

Jacobean PeriodHistorical Context

● James I of England● Not distinctly different● King James translation of the Bible● Mayflower sails to America (1620)● Ended in depression

Philosophical ContextReligion

● Catholic-reformation● Protestant● Churches ● Law required church● Raised children based on the Bible

Philosophical ContextLifestyle

● Women=childbearers● Men=head of house, jobs, education, plays● Social order● Wealthy era

Philosophical ContextEducation

● 3 basic rules○ Respect mother and father○ Ask for parent’s blessing○ Rise early and say prayers

● Grammar School-2000 hours● Religion-Catholic Monarch

Jacobean PeriodPhilosophical Content

● King James I○ Protestants dominated○ Witchcraft/Supernatural○ Catholic attack

Philosophical ContextBig Thinkers

● Shakespeare● Sir Francis Bacon● Sir Walter Raleigh ● Galileo● John Dee● Leonardo Da Vinci

Scientific and Technological ContextBasic Science

● Scientific method● New thinkers and ideas● Inventions, astrology, and math

Scientific and Technological ContextNew Inventions

● Household items○ Bottled beer, flush toilet, frozen chicken, pocket watch

● Scientific discoveries○ Telescope, thermometer

● Leonardo Da Vinci○ Airplane, helicopter, submarine

Scientific and Technological ContextAstronomy

● Galileo○ first telescope

○ confirmed Copernicus theory

● John Dee○ Scryer

● Horoscopes and Astrology○ Queen Elizabeth, William Shakespeare, Sir Frances Bacon

Literary ContextPoetry

● Sonnet - Spenserian and Shakespearean ● Spenserian stanza

Literary ContextProse

● Historical chronicles ● Pamphlets● Literary Criticism

Literary ContextFamous Authors

● William Shakespeare● Christopher Marlowe● Thomas Middleton

Literary ContextShakespeare

● Words○ amazement, bloody, eventful

● Proverbs○ “Naked Truth”, “It’s Greek to Me”, “Too

much of a good thing”

Jacobean PeriodLiterary Context

● Dark and tragic● William Shakespeare

○ tragedies (1601-1607)● King James Translation (1611)

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