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An Introduction to Sixteenth Century EnglandPrepared by:Sarah Abdul-RahmanContentsAimsA historical background of the Sixteenth Centurythe civil warQueen Elizabeth IConclusionAt the end of the lcture students will be able to:Explain the Elizabethan age, Renaissance, Jacobean and Tudors.

Give a historical background to the Sixteenth Century.

Explain the story of the civil war

Discuss the personality and achievements of Elizabeth I A Historical Background of the Sixteenth CenturyThe Sixteenth Century was called Elizabethan age, the Renaissance, the Jacobean age, the age of the Tudors.

Elizabethan :As an adjective, Elizabethan designates the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland,15581603, and the literature, art, music and architecture produced in those years.Renaissance:

The noun renaissance, from the French renascence, literally means rebirth. Capitalised, and with the direct article, The Renaissance defines the artistic, literary and scientific revival which took place in Europe from the 14th Century to the mid-17th Century (the end-date is disputed).Enhancement of national identity and pride, an increase in English international power and the inception of a capitalist economy were the major achievements of the English Renaissance

Jacobean: The term Jacobus is derived from the Latin for James. The adjective Jacobean is used solely to identify the period of the reign of King James I of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1603 to 25. It also refers to literature, architecture, furniture and style of decoration produced during that period.

The Tudors

Tudor is the family name of the line of monarchs who lead the English throne from (1485-1603). Their period started with Henry VIII and ended with Elizabeth I.

The Civil War

At the beginning of the 16th C. Henry VIII was the king of England. His wife was Catherine of Aragon. She was his brothers wife. He married her after the death of his brother. Therefore, she did not give birth to a male child.

Anne Boleyn was Catherines maid. She was very beautiful and admired by many Lords and knights. King Henry VIII loved her.

He wanted to divorce Catherine in order to marry Anne.

He sent a letter to the Pope asking him for divorce but the Pope refused so that he separated England from the Roman church and in this way he got the divorce. The Anglican Church or the Church of England was established.Henry VIII married Anne and she gave birth to Elizabeth.

In 1536, Anne was executed because she was accused of adultery, incest, witchcraft and conspiracy against the king. As a result, Elizabeth was acclaimed to be illegitimate.

Henry immediately married Jane Seymour.

This story caused religious problems in England because the ruler of England is also the head of the church. So every time the ruler changes, there might be a major change in religion.After Henrys death, Edward IV pushed England to Calvinism.

When Edward VI died, Mary shifted religious policy towards Catholicism.

The result of Henrys change is a civil war between religious sects.

On the death of Mary I, Elizabeth acceded to the throne.

She immediately faced religious strife, economic instability and war with France.

Socially, there was a difference in the social classes:

KingsNoblemen and LordsKnightspeasantsQueen Elizabeth IVirgin Queen, Elizabeth of England, Elizabeth Tudor

During the period of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) Problems were not so bad because Elizabeth was a particularly able ruler.

Frugal Monarchy: she did not raise the taxes.She was a great diplomat. She promised marriage to reduce social problems.

She was an excellent speaker who could unite her people by giving the a clear common vision.

She encouraged exploration to benefit from colonies and increased trade.

She managed to keep religious problems at minimum with her policy of latitudinarianism.

Latitudinarianism is a policy that includes as many people as possible within the Church of England and limited people to Catholic and Puritan believes only.

This means that while other European countries went through periods of civil war, England had a relative Golden Age.

Therefore, the sixteenth Century is Called Renaissance period.

Elizabeth is famous of wearing very ornamented clothes.

She was not beautiful.

She encouraged the theatre.

At the last period of her life, she was depressed because of her friends death.

She died in 1603. After her death, James I, a distant relative, became the king.ConclusionThe 16th century was called the Elizabethan age because Elizabeth I came to the throne, The Renaissance because there was a development in many aspects of life in England.The family of the Tudors ruled England at that time. The story of Henry VI and Anne Boleyn caused resulted in the civil war.

There was a difference between the social classes.

Elizabeth I was a particularly able ruler.

England witnessed a golden age during her period.