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The English Renaissance

The English Renaissance. 1485-1625. The Coming of the Renaissance. Literary , artistic and intellectual development Began in Italy in the 14 th century . Inspired by the arts and scholarship of ancient Greece and Rome , which were rediscovered during the Crusades.

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The English Renaissance

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  1. The English Renaissance 1485-1625

  2. 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

  3. Movement of the Renaissance

  4. Key Characteristics of the Renaissance • Humanism - interest in the human being’s place on this earth • Change FROM religious devotion of the Middle Ages • Printing Press - books more available • More writers began using the vernacular

  5. 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”

  6. The Age of Exploration • Thirst for knowledge = great burst of exploration. • Crusades opened routes to Asia

  7. The Age of Exploration - 1492 - Columbus’s discovery of the New World Explorers from other nations searched for all-sea routes aided by compass and advances in astronomy.

  8. 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

  9. Martin Luther • 95-theses (1517) • Split Roman Catholic Church. Catholic vs. Protestant

  10. Tudor England • Tudor dynasty • 1485-1603 • Tudor = the last name of those kings that ruled • Ruled England during most of the Renaissance Era

  11. First Tudor Monarch:Henry VII 1485 His marriage ends War of Roses and unites Tudors

  12. Henry VIII

  13. Henry VIII • 1st Wife - Catherine of Aragon • Had daughter Mary • BUT no male heir • Henry wanted annulment • Pope refused • Henry married anyway. Broke with Catholic Church.

  14. Henry VIII • England becomes Protestant • Henry now head of Church in England • Henry persecuted Catholics • Even executed his friend Thomas More (Catholic) • Henry married six times.

  15. Had Children Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Divorced Beheaded Died 1 2 3 NO Children Anne of Cleves Kathryn Howard Katherine Parr 4 5 6 Divorced Beheaded Survived

  16. Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour 1 2 3 Protestant Catholic Protestant Edward VI Mary I Elizabeth I

  17. Edward VI • King at age 9 • Died at age 15 • England is Protestant (Anglican) during his rule

  18. Mary I (Bloody Mary) • Catholic • Restored Catholicism • Persecuted protestants and executed about 200 Protestants Ruled 5 years (Died age 42 from cancer)

  19. Elizabeth I • Last of the Tudors • Virgin Queen died unmarried and childless. • Well educated • Elizabethan Era

  20. Sir Walter Raleigh English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer Rumored relationship with Elizabeth

  21. The Spanish Armada • 1588 - English navy defeats the Spanish Armada.

  22. Elizabeth and the Church • United 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

  23. King James I • Strong supporter of the arts • Protestant • Jamestown - first English colony in America

  24. Renaissance Literature • Poetry (Sonnets) • Edmund Spencer • Sir Philip Sydney • William Shakespeare

  25. Renaissance Literature • Drama • Christopher Marlow • William Shakespeare • Ben Johnson

  26. Renaissance Literature • Prose • Francis Bacon • Walter Raleigh • Speeches of Queen Eliz. • King James Bible

  27. 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.

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