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The English Renaissance
1485-1625
The Coming of the Renaissance
Literary, artistic and intellectual development
Began in Italy in the 14th century. Inspired by the arts and scholarship of
ancient Greece and Rome, which were rediscovered during the Crusades
Movement of the Renaissance
Key Characteristics of the Renaissance
Humanism - interest in the human being’s place on this earth–Change FROM religious devotion
of the Middle AgesPrinting Press - books more availableMore writers began using the
vernacular
Renaissance Man Leonardo Da Vinci – a
painter, sculptor, architect, and scientist
Renaissance man —a person of broad education and interests whose curiosity knew no bounds. “Jack of all trades”
The Age of Exploration Thirst for knowledge = great burst of exploration. Crusades opened routes to Asia
Explorers from other nations searched for all-sea routes aided by compass and advances in astronomy.
- 1492 - Columbus’s
discovery of the New World
The Age of Exploration
The Protestant Reformation: Questioning the Catholic Church
Questioned authority of the church.
Complaints:–Taking money from people
(indulgences & taxes)–People could not interpret
Bible for themselves
Martin Luther95-theses (1517)Split Roman Catholic Church.
Catholic vs.
Protestant
Tudor EnglandTudor dynasty 1485-1603Tudor = the last name of
those kings that ruledRuled England during most
of the Renaissance Era
First Tudor Monarch:Henry VII
1485His marriage ends War of Roses and
unites Tudors
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
1st Wife - Catherine of Aragon –Had daughter Mary –BUT no male heir
Henry wanted annulmentPope refused
–Henry married anyway. Broke with Catholic Church.
England becomes Protestant Henry now head of Church in
EnglandHenry persecuted CatholicsEven executed his friend Thomas
More (Catholic)Henry married six times.
Henry VIII
Divorced Beheaded Died
Divorced Beheaded Survived
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves Kathryn Howard Katherine Parr
1 2 3
4 5 6
HAD CHILDREN
NO CHILDREN
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour
21 3
Protestant ProtestantCatholic
Edward VIKing at age 9 Died at age 15England is
Protestant (Anglican) during his rule
Mary I (Bloody Mary)CatholicRestored
CatholicismPersecuted
protestants and executed about 200 Protestants
Ruled 5 years (Died age 42 from cancer)
Elizabeth ILast of the
TudorsVirgin Queen
died unmarried and childless.
Well educated Elizabethan Era
Sir Walter Raleigh English aristocrat,
writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer
Rumored relationship with Elizabeth
The Spanish Armada1588 - English navy defeats
the Spanish Armada.
Elizabeth and the ChurchUnited England under Anglican
Church – ending years of religious turmoil
Mary, Queen of Scots – Catholics though she should be queen –Her son – James I
After Elizabeth died – she appointed James I King of England
King James IStrong
supporter of the arts
ProtestantJamestown -
first English colony in America
Renaissance Literature
Poetry (Sonnets)–Edmund Spencer–Sir Philip Sydney–William Shakespeare
Renaissance Literature
Drama –Christopher Marlow–William Shakespeare –Ben Johnson
Renaissance Literature
Prose–Francis Bacon–Walter Raleigh–Speeches of Queen Eliz.–King James Bible
Writing Activity Using the information from this presentation, create a five
question multiple-choice quiz. You must use the information/definitions from the presentation. You may also add your knowledge to create your questions/answers. Be sure to circle the correct answer. For example:
The term meaning an interest in the human being’s place on this earth is:
A. cannibalism B. Catholicism
C. humanism D. Protestantism
You CANNOT use this example Turn this assignment in when you are finished; you can
talk, but it is not group work; everyone should have different questions/answers.