THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE: 1485–1660 Use this outline (with a split screen) to take notes on the key ideas of the Unit 2 historical introduction. When you are done‚ upload your completed Word document so that it can be checked. I. Historical Context & Cultural Influences A. The Monarchy and the Church (p. 287–88) Writers found their fate and influence due to political shifts. Writers like Sir Thomas More were put to death because their views did not align with the present ruler. In 1485 Henry
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favor of democracy‚ stated in his work that the best types of government had a limitation of paper and that the citizens agreed with their thoughts. King James I of England‚ who ruled through the belief of divine right‚ which was the belief of the rule directly from god. He also expressed that the rule of absolutism was the way to rule. King James shows that through this type of rule him makes the executive decision on how and whatever he wanted to. (Doc.
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and Dartmouth; all of which‚ he argued‚ used the contrived cause of Indian missions as a way to obtain funds from England. The Virginia Company began in 1609 as a mandate by King James I with a charter to fulfill England’s aim of Christianizing the Indians. The colonists realized that in order to convert the Indians to Christianity; they must first educate them. By 1617‚ King James I secured the funds to begin this task‚ and by that time the colonists had selected land to erect an Indian College
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modern times 5 things you know & want to know about British history KNOW • • • • • Queen Elizabeth II Margaret Thatcher Commonwealth Diana accident 13 American colonies under British rule before Independence 1776 • • • • • • WANT TO KNOW Role of England during WWI Relationship between the UK & the North American colonies (the present USA) The early times of the Celtic people in the low land The history of Big Ben The role of the UK in the WWII The reasons for colonizing 5 things you know & want
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The seventeenth Century Spanish notion of kingship which is reflected in the national drama of the Golden Age is in dissimilarity to the historical realism of the authority and prestige of medieval rulers. Lope de Vega invests even medieval rulers with the status and rights enjoyed by Hapsburg monarchs; he stated that because the king is the only authority to whom a private resident may appear for redress of the authoritarian overlord‚ so God is the only one who can judge or punish a king. The consequence
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children above all else. As three of them were to become kings of France‚ it could be argued that she was putting the interests of the realm above all else. in 1589 Catherine died of pneumonia. Henry was born on March 1519 he is the son of Francis I and Claude‚ Duchess of Brittany. His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy‚ and held prisoner in Spain.[2] To obtain his release it was eventually agreed that Henry and his older brother be sent to Spain in his place.
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Literature Source of the play Shakespeare’s source for his story is Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England‚ Scotland and Ireland (1577) Mrs. Moulton • British Literature Written in 1606 Performed at the Globe Theatre‚ London Published in the First Folio of 1623 Mrs. Moulton • British Literature Notes Genre: Tragedy Setting (time): 11th century Setting (place): Scotland‚ and briefly‚ England Protagonist: Macbeth Major Conflicts: Macbeth struggles with his conscience (before and after murder);
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As a spectator of this play‚ and as subjects of the king‚ the citizens of England would be familiar with the expectations of a Christian to refuse to engage in such situations as outlined in King James I own words about fortune-telling “what persones should be fortunate or unfortunate: what side shall winne in anie battell” and “this parte is utterlie unlawful to be trusted in or practiced among Christians.” (King James I‚ 13) However‚ Macbeth absorbs the information the vile sisters suggest to
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In Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ the actions of King Lear and of his daughters bring ruin and chaos to England. Social structures crumble‚ foreign invaders threaten the land‚ and‚ in a distinctly non-Hollywood ending‚ almost everyone dies tragically. The outlook is very bleak‚ as many of the problems are left unresolved at the end of the play: There is no one in line to assume sovereignty‚ and justice and virtue have not been restored to their proper places in the country’s structure. All of these problems
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Scotland and England. 4. Many English soldiers developed in Ireland a sneering contempt for the ‘savage’ natives‚ an attitude that they brought with them to the New World. 2. Elizabeth Energizes England 1. Francis Drake went around world and returned in 1580. 2. Returned with 4‚600 % profit to Queen Elizabeth 3. She knighted him on the deck of his boat against Spanish protest 4. In 1688‚ the Invincible Armada‚ 130 strong‚ hove into the English Channel. 5. Victory to English started England on its
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