1. The Renaissance
28.5 England

2. Wars of the Roses
Fighting between 2 families York’s & Lancaster’s for the English Throne
White rose York
Red rose Lancaster
End of the wars-Tudors from the Lancaster family took the throne

3. King Henry VII -1st Tudor King
-brought the Renaissance to England by strengthening the power of the monarch
-increasing trade in England which made the country more wealthy and peaceful

4. King Henry VIII son of King Henry VII
-1509
-liked the arts
-had English nobles & merchants
look to Renaissance
Italy for guidance on diplomacy
politics, and behavior
-famous for his number of
wives

6. Elizabeth I daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
-1558 became queen at 25
-Renaissance reached its height copied Italian clothes and manners
-smart, shrewd, and confident

7. William Shakespeare
-most famous English playwright
-wrote about ancient Rome and histories of England
-comedies and tragedies
-Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet
Theater became the most popular art of England’s Renaissance time
-all ppl could go to plays
-wealthy had seats, poor stood
in the pit
-open air theaters, plays performed during the day
-ALL actors were MALE