The English Renaissance 1485-1625
Dec 30, 2015
The English Renaissance
1485-1625
The Renaissance Period
End of the War of the Roses (Medieval Pd)
time of monarchs and religious transformation
England was a refuge from war and the envy of other nations (prior to this time, the land was in near constant war and chaos)
Shakespeare’s poem – page 200
a Garden of Eden a paradise a refuge from war blessed the envy of other countries
What is a “renaissance”?
Renaissance – “rebirth”
time of artistic, literary, and
intellectual developments
began in Florence, Italy in the 14th century
continued throughout Europe until 1660
Characteristics of the Renaissance
Why are human beings on earth? What happens when we die?
Humanities Curriculum Printing Press the vernacular (local language)
The result of all this restructured England and people grew curious about man’s potential.
Exploration – the thirst for knowledge
Crusades opened routes to Asia
trade and further exploration Spain and Portugal
sought all sea route Columbus discovered “new world” in 1492
(America) England
John Cabot reached Newfoundland in 1497 basis for future claims in America
Protestant Reformation
People began to question the authority of the Roman Catholic Church
Martin Luther divided the Roman Catholic Church into
Protestants and Catholics Lutherans Presbyterians Calvans
Religious prosecution
The Tudor Dynasty(1485-1603) Henry VII
Catholic
inherited England after the War of the Roses, when the country was depleted and exhausted
rebuilt the nation’s treasury and established law and order
The Tudor Dynasty(cont.) Henry VIII
Catholic “Defender of the Faith” shunned by Catholic Church Act of Supremacy married 6 times total
Catherine of Aragon Mary I
Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I
Jane Seymour Edward VI
The Tudor Dynasty(cont.) Edward VI
Protestant 9 year old king; died @ 15
The Tudor Dynasty(cont.) Mary I
Catholic
King Phillip II
“Bloody Mary”
The Tudor Dynasty(cont.) Elizabeth I
Protestant last of the Tudors Renaissance education religious moderation ensured peace in England not recognized by Catholics Spanish Armada
The Stuart Dynasty
James VI Protestant Jamestown, VA religious intolerance
Renaissance Achievements
Educational Institutions Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Architecture Anglican hymns English Madrigal
Oxford University
Elizabethan Poets
William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Edmund Spenser Phillip Sydney Sir Walter Raleigh
Elizabethan Drama
Change of subjects from religion to: Tragedies Comedies
Included: Imagery Rich language
Poets: William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe
Elizabethan Prose
King James Bible the printing was ordered by King James