G6 Renaissance England

England during the Renaissance
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England during the Renaissance

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But first...

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In what language are the poems that we have discussed so far?
A
Old English
B
Middle English
C
Early Modern English
D
Modern English

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You have watched a part of Richard II by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote in
A
Old English
B
Middle English
C
Early Modern English
D
Modern English

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You have watched a part of The Canterbury tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer wrote in
A
Old English
B
Middle English
C
Early Modern English
D
Modern English

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The Canterbury Tales (+/- 1384-1400)

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Beowulf (10th century)

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You have just listened to the opening lines of the Epic Beowulf. This is an example of
A
Old English
B
Middle English
C
Early Modern English
D
Modern English

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400-500 AD
Germanic tribes migrate/ invade Britain. 

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1066: Battle of Hastings
  • William the Conqueror invades England;
  • Defeats King Harold II and becomes King of Britain;
  • French is introduced at court. 

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Now...
Moving on to Renaissance England

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Mary I (bloody Mary)
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII

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Henry VIII (1509-1547)
  • Most known for his six wives;
  • Wanted to divorce his first wive Catherine of Aragon;
  • Established the Church of England in 1533;  
  • A Renaissance Man; 

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Mary I (1555-1558)
  • Daughter of Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon;
  • Was Catholic, wanted to reinstate Catholocism in a now protestant Britain;
  • Got her nickname 'Bloody Mary' because she fiercely prosecuted protestants in Britain. 

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Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
  • The Virgin Queen (never married);
  •  Before her reign, there was a period of great uncertainty: two official religions;
  • Re-established the English Church as the official religion;
  • Dilemma for Catholics: pledge obedience to either the pope or the Queen;
  • In 1588 defeated the Spanish fleet, Armada, which tried to invade England; 
  • Succeeded by James IV of Scotland (James I of England); 

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