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