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From Beowulf to Macbeth (Post Beowulf = Middle Ages then Renaissance)

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From Beowulf

to Macbeth

(Post Beowulf = Middle Ages then Renaissance)

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Remember the Brit. Lit. Time Periods:

Anglo-Saxons 449-1066 Middle Ages 1066-1485 Renaissance 1485-1660 Restoration & 18th Century 1660-1800 Romantic Period 1798-1832 Victorian Period 1832-1901 Modern World 1900-Present

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Thus, we are jumping across…

the following time period:

Middle Ages 1066-1485

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Up to…

The Renaissance

Time Period

1485-1660

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Let us now time travel…

After the Anglo-Saxon Period:

The Middle Ages 1066-1485

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The Middle Ages…briefly

This is the time period we know as the medieval period

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The Middle Ages…briefly

Remember, this period begins with William the Duke of Normandy, “William the Conqueror” invading and defeating the Anglo-Saxons

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The Middle Ages…briefly

This was the age of FEUDALISM Hence there were lords, barons,

knights, vassals, and serfs.

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The Middle Ages…briefly

This was the age of COURTLY LOVE and CHIVALRY

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The Middle Ages…briefly

Eventually, as the population in cities increased, trading with the East increased, and the middle class arose…

The feudal system did die out

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Other notable events in the Middle Ages:

The CRUSADES (1095-1270)

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Other notable events in the Middle Ages:

The MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS a BECKET occurred during this time period.

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Other notable events in the Middle Ages:

The MAGNA CARTA (1215) was signed during this time period

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Other notable events in the Middle Ages:

The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) was fought during this time period

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Other notable events in the Middle Ages:

The BLACK DEATH, or bubonic plague (1348-1349) struck England during this time and greatly reduced the population (1/3)

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TRANSITION…

By the time King Henry VII’s 1486 marriage reconciled the warring houses of York and Lancaster, the Middle Ages were ending in England.

Henry, a strong king, began the Tudor line that would lead to Elizabeth I.

England’s Renaissance was about to begin

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After the Middle Ages…

The Renaissance

1485-1660

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The Renaissance

Renaissance = “rebirth”A renewed interest in classical learning - the writings of ancient Greece and Rome

This movement began in Italy

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The Renaissance

HUMANISM was a new movement during this time period

Humanists looked not only to the Bible but also to the Latin and Greek classics for wisdom and knowledge

They combined classical ideals with traditional Christian thought in order to teach people how to live and rule.

They wanted to harmonize these two sources

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The Renaissance

Part of humanism was questioning life and what exactly a “good life” was and how it could be led

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The Renaissance

The invention of the PRINTING PRESS (Johannes Gutenberg) helped spread this new emphasis on the humanities, as more books became available to more people than ever before

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The Renaissance Henry VIII broke with the Roman

Catholic church after he was refused an annulment from his first wife Catherine of Aragon

Thus, Henry denied the authority of the pope and declared himself the head of the Church of England

This marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation

Protestant originally = “protest-ant” someone protesting against the Catholic church

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The Renaissance

Also, noteworthy…In 1588 the English Royal Navy handed the Spanish Armada their first defeat.

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The Renaissance

As previously stated, Henry VIII broke with the Catholic church

This was done due to his quest for an heir

The church WAS corrupt at this point in time also…so it was not a complete bad move

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The Renaissance

Henry VIII was known for his “flavor of the week” type of approach with women if they did not give him a male heir

You may be familiar with the following saying regarding Henry’s wives:

“Divorced, beheaded, died, Divorced, beheaded, survived.”

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The Renaissance

Henry was well know as the “Renaissance Man”

Henry did have three children:Mary (Bloody Mary)ElizabethEdward

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The Renaissance

Edward died at a young age of tuberculosis

He was considered to have reigned from 1547-1553

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The Renaissance

Thus, Mary took the throne

She reigned from 1553-1558

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The Renaissance

She was called “Bloody Mary” because of her strong belief in the Catholic church and she had about 300 of her non Catholic subjects burned at the stake

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The Renaissance

Mary eventually died childless and of a fever, and her sister Elizabeth took the throne

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The Renaissance

Elizabeth I “The Virgin Queen” reigned form 1558-1603 and was one of the most brilliant and successful monarchs in history

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Renaissance TIME OUT It should also be noted that a great

amount of stellar literature arose out of this time period

Some of the imfamous writers of the period include William Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer, John Donne, and John Milton…just to name a few:)

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TIME IN…The Renaissance

Elizabeth’s reign included many significant events/characteristics

Some include her independence and power due to lack of marriage, her survival amidst many plots against her life…one being contrived by her cousin Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots…Elizabeth had her beheaded…

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Yes, beheaded…

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The Renaissance

Basically, upon the death of the childless Elizabeth, the height of the Renaissance came to an end

She was succeeded by her 2nd cousin James VI of Scotland

James was a very troubled and weak leader…as was his son Charles I

Thus, bye…bye Renaissance

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ANY…

QUESTIONS?