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.