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English RenaissanceEnglish Renaissance
1485-16601485-1660
A time of “rebirth”A time of “rebirth”
Two periods: The Elizabethan (1485-1603) The Jacobean (1603-1660)
Two periods: The Elizabethan (1485-1603) The Jacobean (1603-1660)
Elizabeth PeriodElizabeth Period
Five monarchs Henry VII (1485-1509) Henry VIII (1509-1547) Edward VI (1547-1553) Mary I (1553-1558) Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Five monarchs Henry VII (1485-1509) Henry VIII (1509-1547) Edward VI (1547-1553) Mary I (1553-1558) Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
The term “Elizabethan Period”
The term “Elizabethan Period”
Ruled longer than any other monarch during the Renaissance
Attained new heights in world affairs, in art, in literature, in music
Ruled longer than any other monarch during the Renaissance
Attained new heights in world affairs, in art, in literature, in music
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The term “Jacobean Period”The term “Jacobean Period”
Left no heirs Succeeded by son of her cousin
Mary, Queen of Scots: James IV of Scotland
Became King James I of England Ruled from 1603-1625
Left no heirs Succeeded by son of her cousin
Mary, Queen of Scots: James IV of Scotland
Became King James I of England Ruled from 1603-1625
HumanismHumanism
New way of looking at the world Questioning of authority and faith Rise of rationalism and skepticism Emphasis from religious to secular
matters Great thinkers: Erasmus and More
New way of looking at the world Questioning of authority and faith Rise of rationalism and skepticism Emphasis from religious to secular
matters Great thinkers: Erasmus and More
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Renaissance beginningRenaissance beginning
Began in Italy in fourteenth century
Was a time of rebirth of intellectual and artistic energies that characterized ancient Greek and Roman civilization
Began in Italy in fourteenth century
Was a time of rebirth of intellectual and artistic energies that characterized ancient Greek and Roman civilization
Beginnings (Continued)Beginnings (Continued) Famous Italians Petrach and Boccacio, writers Giotto, painter Brunelleschi, architecht Donatelle, sculptor Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo,
artists
Famous Italians Petrach and Boccacio, writers Giotto, painter Brunelleschi, architecht Donatelle, sculptor Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo,
artists
Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent)
Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent) Encouraged intellectual trends and
artistic accomplishments Encouraged the goals of
Renaissance Humanism Emphasized the capacities of the
human mind and the achievement of human culture
Encouraged intellectual trends and artistic accomplishments
Encouraged the goals of Renaissance Humanism
Emphasized the capacities of the human mind and the achievement of human culture
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Other Renaissance accomplishments in the worldOther Renaissance accomplishments in the world
Territorial exploration and discovery Columbus in 1492 Sir Thomas More, center of an active
and brilliant circle of English Humanists More’s Utopia (1516), first literary
masterpiece of the English Renaissance Copernicus and Galileo, forerunners of
modern astronomy
Territorial exploration and discovery Columbus in 1492 Sir Thomas More, center of an active
and brilliant circle of English Humanists More’s Utopia (1516), first literary
masterpiece of the English Renaissance Copernicus and Galileo, forerunners of
modern astronomy
Protestant ReformationProtestant Reformation
Martin Luther, Ninety-Five Theses, Wittenberg, Germany
King Henry VIII, no divorce by Pope Anglican church
Martin Luther, Ninety-Five Theses, Wittenberg, Germany
King Henry VIII, no divorce by Pope Anglican church
Succession after Henry VIIISuccession after Henry VIII
Edward, nine-year-old son Death after five years Half-sister Mary (daughter of Henry
and Catherine of Aragon) Half-Spanish and a devout Catholic Reign of terror (“Bloody Mary”)
Edward, nine-year-old son Death after five years Half-sister Mary (daughter of Henry
and Catherine of Aragon) Half-Spanish and a devout Catholic Reign of terror (“Bloody Mary”)
Succession (Continued)Succession (Continued)
Death after five years (1558) Half-sister Elizabeth (daughter of
Henry and Anne Boleyn) Twenty-five Accomplished linguist and poet Clever diplomat and shrewd
politician
Death after five years (1558) Half-sister Elizabeth (daughter of
Henry and Anne Boleyn) Twenty-five Accomplished linguist and poet Clever diplomat and shrewd
politician
Most powerful nationMost powerful nation
Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
Smaller and more maneuverable ships
Storm Control of the seas
Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
Smaller and more maneuverable ships
Storm Control of the seas
EntertainmentEntertainment
First public theater near London in 1576
Closing of theaters in 1593-94 because of plague
Public outcry; reopening of theaters
First public theater near London in 1576
Closing of theaters in 1593-94 because of plague
Public outcry; reopening of theaters
Jacobean EraJacobean Era
1603-1625 King James I King James version of the Bible Puritans, dissenting beliefs
1603-1625 King James I King James version of the Bible Puritans, dissenting beliefs
End of Jacobean EraEnd of Jacobean Era
Death in 1625 Ascension of King James I’s son Charles Civil war Puritan movement Oliver Cromwell, commander of the
Parliamentary forces (Ironsides, Roundheads
Death in 1625 Ascension of King James I’s son Charles Civil war Puritan movement Oliver Cromwell, commander of the
Parliamentary forces (Ironsides, Roundheads
End of Jacobean Era (continued)
End of Jacobean Era (continued)
Beheading of Charles I Establishment of Protectorate with
Cromwell at the head Military dictatorship 1653-1658 Death of Cromwell (1658)
Beheading of Charles I Establishment of Protectorate with
Cromwell at the head Military dictatorship 1653-1658 Death of Cromwell (1658)
“Restoration” of the monarchy
“Restoration” of the monarchy
Return of Charles II as king (1660) Election of Parliament Beginning of new era
Return of Charles II as king (1660) Election of Parliament Beginning of new era
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Winston. 190-212. Unit 3: The Renaissance (1485-1660). McDougal, Littel Literature Purple Level (1985). Evanston, IL: McDougal,
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College Notes (1967) and common knowledge
Adventures in English Literature (1985). United States: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich Inc. 99-118. Commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holbein-erasmus2.jpg Commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_il__Magnifico En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_i_of_england The Renaissance 1485-1660. Elements of Literature Sixth Course (1993). United States: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
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Winston. 190-212. Unit 3: The Renaissance (1485-1660). McDougal, Littel Literature Purple Level (1985). Evanston, IL: McDougal,
Littel.
College Notes (1967) and common knowledge
*I have been using these notes since the mid-eighties with modifications over the course of time! All slides created by JB Hale.