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I. The Renaissance in England

I. The Renaissance in England. 1485-1660. A. The Protestant Reformation. Henry VIII – break with Rome (1534) Creation of English identity English Adaptation of Italian models - Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard. B. Succession – Tudor Dynasty. Henry VIII (1509-1547) Edward VI (1547-1553)

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I. The Renaissance in England

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  1. I. The Renaissance in England 1485-1660

  2. A. The Protestant Reformation • Henry VIII – break with Rome (1534) • Creation of English identity • English Adaptation of Italian models - Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard

  3. B. Succession – Tudor Dynasty • Henry VIII (1509-1547) • Edward VI (1547-1553) • “Bloody” Mary I, queen of Scots (1553-1558) a. Attacked Protestants, had Spanish Husband • Elizabeth I (1558-1603) • Proxy War against Spain (pirates, Sir Francis Drake) • Spanish Armada (1588) • James I (1603-1625) • Charles I (1625-1649)

  4. C. Elizabethan Literature • Rise of poetry and drama • Poetry – Sir Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser • Drama – spoken English (136), rudimentary stagecraft, Globe theatre

  5. D. Elizabethan Taste and Attitudes • “Artificial” – “that which is made by human skill and ingenuity” • Great Chain of Being • vast, unspecified, hierarchal order created by God • Simple -> Complex • Effective for symbolism

  6. E. The Jacobean Era • James I – Son of Mary (Queen of Scots) 1603-1625 • Intolerant and out of touch • Scientific advances -> astronomy • Undermined Divine Right and Great Chain of Being c. Rise of Puritanism 2. Charles I - 1625-1649 • Royal absolutism – ruled without Parliament • Cavaliers vs. Roundheads (Cromwell’s Parliamentary forces) • Beheaded 1649

  7. F. Cromwell’s Protectorate – 1653-1658

  8. G. The Restoration – 1660-1685 • Charles II returns from France a. Women can now perform on stage

  9. H. Seventeenth Century Literature • Poetry • Metaphysical poets – John Donne • Neoclassicism – Ben Jonson, Cavalier poets 2. King James Bible (1611) 3. John Milton (1608-1674)

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