Post on 24-Dec-2015
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Medieval World View
Religion and the AfterlifeRural self-sustaining system based in farms and villages
New emphasis on individual and development of human potentialCultivating innate talents to the fullest
Arts and Literature flourishes
Henry VII
Built up the nation’s merchant fleet
Financed expeditions that established English claims in the New World
Henry VIII
Succeeds throne in 1509
Skilled athlete, poet, musician
Well educated in French, Italian, and Latin
…marries Princess Catherine of Spain
After 18 years of marriage, only 1 daughter: Mary
WANTS A MALE HEIR!!
…marries Anne Boleyn
Breaks from Roman Catholic Church because Pope refuses
1534 – declares himself head of the Church of England
Those opposed – paid with their lives
Dissolved English monasteries and distributed their landholdings
Continued …Anne Boleyn produces ONLY 1 Daughter, ElizabethShe’s charged and executed for adultery and incest
Mary takes the throne
Tries to reintroduce Roman CatholicismMarries cousin Philip of Spain and persecutes Protestants=Bloody Mary
Dies in 1558
Elizabeth I takes throne
English Renaissance reached its full potentialUnprecedented prosperity and international prestige
Elizabeth loved pomp and ceremony but was frugal and balanced national budget.Absolute authority but sensitive to public opinion and respectful of parliament
Continued …Reestablished Church of EnglandElizabeth kept England out of wars and ended Spanish allianceNever married
Renaissance drama flourishes during this time: drama concerned with the complexities of human life here on earth
1603 Elizabeth dies
King James I and King Charles
(1625)Belief in the divine right of kings:God’s representatives in civil and religious matters
1629- Charles dismisses Parliament = Operating without trial by juryDeepening of religious, political and economic unrest
AfterwardsEnglish Theaters closedMost forms of recreation suspendedEven walking for pleasure is forbidden1660 = New Parliament, Charles II to throne, RESTORATION PERIOD begins