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RENAISSANCE PERIOD
1485-1660
THE RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND
The Renaissance actually began in Italy
during the 14th century and extended in
England in the 17th century.
 England was slow to participate in the
European Renaissance because they
experience terrible internal turmoil and
instability within the land.
 Renaissance means “rebirth”
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Renaissance Continued
With the two dominant aristocratic
houses, the Yorks and the Lancasters, the
country was hardly in condition to respond
to the new artistic and intellectual
currents.
 This period is when printing of books
began, and is one of the most significant
and far reaching of all Renaissance
inventions.
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Continued
Printing of books was introduced when
Henry Tudor overthrew King Richard III in
1485, and was crowned King Henry VII.
 The Tudor dynasty ruled the country for
more than a century. England began to
become more stable and confident.
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Tudor Dynasty
King Henry VIII- Ruled the throne when
his father died in 1509. He was a
powerful political leader.
 He wanted to be known in the
Renaissance period.
 Two gifted poets in his court: Sir Thomas
Wyatt, and Henry Howard.
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Protestant Reformation
In the 16th century, the movement of
religious protest against the authority and
corruption of the Roman Catholic Church
had been simmering for years.
 The movement was fiercely accelerated in
1517 when Martin Luther was nailed to
the door of a church in Germany.
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Reformation
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Henry VIII was a loyal champion of the
Roman Catholic Church; however, he was
against the Church laws when the pope
did not grant him a divorce from his first
wife, Catherine Aragon, because she did
not produce a male heir to the throne.
Reformation
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When Henry asked for a divorce, the Pope
refused. Henry defied the Pope, and
remarried. He also declared himself
Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Tudor’s Dynasty
King Henry VIII- died
in 1547.
 His son Edward VIreigned when he was
nine years old. Died
prematurely in 1553.
 Mary I (bloody Mary)1553-1558).
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Elizabeth I- ruled
during 1558-1603.
Only 25 years old
Queen Elizabeth I
She was 25 years old when she ruled
England.
 An accomplished linguist and poet,
Elizabeth was ideally equipped to
encourage those literary and artistic
developments that would finally allow the
Renaissance to grow and flourish.
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ELIZABETH I
She promoted peace and prosperity during this
era.
 In foreign affairs she became the wonder of her
age.
 Seaman Sir Francis Drake began to prey upon
Spanish ships returning with wealth from
America to Asia.
 These raids on Spanish shipping brought much
needed funds into Elizabeth’s treasury.

“SPANISH ARMADA”
The Spanish Armada, the strongest naval
force of the age, sailed against England.
 The Spanish ships were destroyed by a
storm that helped scatter and destroy the
Spanish fleet.
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ELIZABETHAN LITERARY
ACHIEVEMENT
English poetry and artist development
began to flourish. During the Elizabethan
period two writers: Sir Phillip Sidney and
Edmund Spenser emerged to bring the
promising developments of 16th century
English poetry to triumphant fruition.
 The two writers talked about how to
reform English poetry.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The greatest and most distinctive
achievement of Elizabehthan literature is
the drama.
 William Shakespeare- (1564-1616). Was a
play writer, he wrote 37 plays.
 During this time, Elizabethan playwright
would have been much more concerned
with getting his plays performed than with
seeing them in print.
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SHAKESPEARE SONNET
They were published in 1609, but most of
them were written in the 1590s.
 He wrote 154 sonnets
 Sonnets are 14 lines which consist of love,
emotions etc.
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