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    The majority of rebellions during Tudor England – 1485-1603 – did not carry out their principal objectives and reasons of this can be harshly classified by category in consequence of the weakness in the rebellion‚ or of the force of the reigning monarch. For example the poor control of a revolt beside the purely localised complaints would not have probably led to a successful rebellion and can be seen like defect of the rebels. On the one hand the stability and the force of the government would also

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    The Renaissance The Renaissance (16th and early 17th centuries): towards the end of the Middle Ages‚ after the loss of the English territories in France‚ England suffered thirty years of civil war fought by rival aristocratic families for the throne: the Wars of the Roses. The Welsh Tudor family was victorious and proceeded to secure its position. The dynasty ruled from 1485 to 1603‚ and was succeeded by Scottish relatives – and former opponents – the Stuarts. The military power of the aristocracy

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    The Renaissance This Presentation * is divided into two sections (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2); each dealing with a poet who represents the English Renaissance (late 15th C. to early 17th C.) * introduces the Renaissance era (cultural and literary aspects). * presents a discussion of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 & Donne’s “The Good Morrow” and “Death Be Not Proud”. English Renaissance ( 1485-1625) The Renaissance Originated in Italy (14th C.) influences: Greece & Roman Cultures

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    The English renaissance was very delayed from the European movement in Florence during the 1400’s but there was many great works and essays when the movement finally did come about. Renaissance with the French meaning rebirth was used to describe the change in ways of the past or “rebirth”. The renaissance was greatly represented and made understandable by the works of English literature of that time. During the English renaissance there were literary works of playwrights‚ philosophers‚ and poets

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    Renaissance is the term used to describe the period of European history that saw a renewed interest in the arts. The Renaissance began in 14th¬century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this period‚ the fragmented feudal society of the Middle Ages‚ with its agricultural economy and church¬dominated intellectual and cultural life‚ was transformed into a society increasingly dominated by central political institutions‚ with an urban‚ commercial economy and lay

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    “The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century” (Renaissance History‚ 2008). It is a French word for rebirth. It also a revival of the classical art and intellect of Ancient Greece and Rome. The art in the Renaissance time was more life-like and contained perspective. (Interactive Schooling‚ 2013). It was perceived as a "rebirth" of ancient traditions‚ and later on it was a tradition. Some famous artists from the Renaissance were Leonardo

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    referred to as the Renaissance was a time of great social and cultural change in Europe. Generally speaking‚ the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries‚ spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. During the Middle Ages‚ Italy was not the unified country that it is today. The Italian Peninsula was instead made up of a number of independent city-states‚ most of which were ruled by powerful families. The period of time during which the European Renaissance fell was between

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    Summary about Renaissance Renaissance is the Frech term was used to decribe an entire period of rebirth – “rebirth” of ancient traditional‚ took as its foundation the art of Classical antiquity‚ but transformed that tradition by the absorption of recent developments in the art of Northern Europe and by application of contemporary scientific knowledge. It is the painting‚ sculpture and decorative arts of that period of European history known as the “Renaissance”‚ parallel with developments which

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    The renaissance began around the mid fourteenth century. It was a time of awakening for Europe‚ which is why it was called a “re-birth”. I agree that the renaissance was unmatched to any other time in world history with its political and economic upheaval. Many things changed like their politics‚ economy‚ and the social changes they had. Politics was a factor that changed during the renaissance. An example of change was the separation of christianity from politics. They wanted a separation from

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    English Society in the Early Middle Ages‚ 1066-1307 Book by Doris Mary Stenton; Penguin Books‚ 1952. 304 pgs The Middle Ages - 1066 -1485 The Middle Ages encompass one of the most turbulent periods in English History. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest - when William the Conqueror effectively took all of the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to French nobles. The English Middle Ages then saw the building of the great English castles‚ including the Tower of London

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