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

ReferencesReferences 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,

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College Notes (1967) and common knowledge

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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.