THE RENAISSANCE

THE RENAISSANCE

BETWEEN 1485-1660

Open Ended

What does "Renaissance" means?

​Accoding to Poplawski (2008): The English Renaissance was a period of enormous transition. England could be seen as a rather marginal European kingdom ruled by semi-feudal political relationships. There were wide-sweeping religious, political, and economic changes. Writers of this period were concerned with the radically changing cultural landscape while simultaneously aiming to incursionating into challenging and new directions in their works.

SPoplawski, Paul (2008) English LIterature in Context. Page 110

It is commonly accepted that the Renaissance (Early period) was ????

1. a period of a new beginning in many areas of society while retaking/revisiting ...

2. It was with the accession of ???? that this cultural change arrived to the UK.

Multiple Select

How long were "The 100 years war" and "The War of the Roses"?

• 100 and 42 years long

• 116 and 32 years long.

• 160 and 52 years long.

Multiple Choice

The first comedies were written in ....

• blank verses

• prose

• vernacular

Multiple Choice

The first private theaters were ...

• The Red lion (1567) and The Globe (1598)

• The Red Lion (1567) and TheTheater (1576)

Open Ended

In what ways were women discriminated in theaters?

Open Ended

Marlowe's plays were characterised by ...

What events marked the beginning of this period?

• The War of the Roses: from the mid 15th century and later the marriage between Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. It reprsented the union of the Yorkist and Lancastrian houses.

Open Ended

What differences can we perceive between Henry VII and his son Henry VIII?

How did the different kings differentiate from each other?

• Henry VII: aimed to convince people about his soverigneity.

• Henry VIII: delegated all his politcial functions to his advisers.

• Edward VI: too young to be king - "The Lords" - Factions within Protestants

• Mary I: aged 37 developed a radical and religious alignment. Why? = "Old Faith"

• Elizabeth: short-termist but an intelligent political leader.

How did the different kings differentiate from each other?

• James VI: a foreign king - tensions with Spain

• Charles Stuart became king in 1625 - royal authority rather than religious one - increasd taxation

Multiple Select

What elements caused disatisfaction in the UK back in 1630s?

• unwillingness to public scrutiny

• persecusion of different religious beliefs -

• domination of advisers

• policing of social control

Open Ended

How did England relate ot Wales, Scotland and Wales?

With Wales, England saw this territory ...

• as culturally distinct in terms of their language, history and traditions, therefore, it was a resistant society.

• Wales united England politically and it was divided into shires.

With Scotland, England ...

• and their relation was marked by the constant practices such as marriages or diplomatic and military interventions = jittery

• had a relation marked by wars and above all a religious cause due to the different orientations different kings and queens had = Mary I and Elizabeth.

With Ireland, England ...

• there were powerful and catholic clans and families.

• many of the revolts in Ireland were originated in the dispute between Catholics and Protestants.

Poll

Whats was Britain's main economic activity?

• Warfare - weapons production

• Land appropiaiton

• agriculture - mining

• farming