1. English Renaissance

2. A time of “rebirth” Two periods:  The Elizabethan (1485-1603)
 The Jacobean ( )

3. Elizabeth Period Five monarchs  Henry VII (1485-1509)
 Henry VIII ( )
 Edward VI ( )
 Mary I ( )
 Elizabeth I ( )

4. The term “Elizabethan Period”
Ruled longer than any other monarch during the Renaissance.
Attained new dominance and appreciation in world affairs, in art, in literature, and in music.

5. The term “Jacobean Period”
Elizabeth left no heirs, no children
Succeeded by the son of her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots: James IV of Scotland
He became King James I of England
Ruled from

6. Humanism New way of looking at the world
King James I
Humanism
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

7. Renaissance beginning
Began in Italy in fourteenth century, ’s.
Was a time of rebirth of intellectual and artistic energies that characterized and copied Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.

8. Beginnings (Continued)
Famous Italians
 Petrach, writer
 Giotto, painter
 Brunelleschi, architect
 Donatello, sculptor
 Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, artists and inventors

9. 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

10. Other 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

11. Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther, Ninety-Five Theses, Wittenberg, Germany
King Henry VIII, not allowed a divorce by Pope
Anglican church, Church of England, ruled by Henry VIII.

12. Succession after Henry VIII
Edward VI, nine-year-old son
Death after five years
Half-sister Mary, Queen of Scots (daughter of Henry and Catherine of Aragon)
Half-Spanish and a devout Catholic
Reign of terror (“Bloody Mary”)

13. Succession (Continued)
Mary’s death after five years (1558)
Half-sister Elizabeth I (daughter of Henry and Anne Boleyn)
Twenty-five
Accomplished linguist and poet
Clever diplomat and shrewd politician

14. Most powerful nation Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
Smaller and more maneuverable ships
Storm
Control of the seas

15. Entertainment First public theater near London in 1576
Closing of theaters in because of plague
Public outcry; reopening of theaters

16. Jacobean Era King James I 1603-1625 King James I
King James version of The Holy Bible
Puritans, dissenting beliefs

17. End of Jacobean Era King Charles I Death in 1625
Ascension of King James I’s son Charles
Civil war
Puritan movement
King Charles I

18. End of Jacobean Era (continued)
Beheading of Charles I
Military dictatorship 

19. “Restoration” of the monarchy
Return of Charles II as king (1660)
Election of Parliament
Beginning of new era
King Charles II

20. United States: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 165-186.
References
 Adventures in English Literature (1985). United States: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich Inc
 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 Elements of Literature Sixth Course (1993).
United States: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
 The Renaissance Elements of Literature Sixth Course (2000).
United States: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
 Unit 3: The Renaissance ( ). McDougal, Littel Literature Purple Level (1985). Evanston, IL: McDougal, 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.