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Sixteenth Century (England)
Topic Started: Mar 10 2010, 11:53 AM (52 Views)
Shiloh
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Important Dates
1485 - Henry VII begins Tudor dynasty

1509 - Henry VIII ascends the throne

1517 - Martin Luther's Wittenberg Theses begin the Reformation

1534 - Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church, declares himself head of the English church

1558 - Elizabeth I ascends the throne

1588 - defeat of the Spanish armada

1603 - beginning of Stuart dynasty

Major Works/Authors (* indicates works/authors on the long list)
Sir Thomas More*
Machiavelli
John Calvin
Book of Common Prayer
Edmund Spenser*
Christopher Marlowe*
William Shakespeare*
Sir Phillip Sydney*
Thomas Hariot
Ben Jonson*
Queen Elizabeth I*
Henry Howard*
Thomas Wyatt*

Trends
increase in works written in English
increase in literacy
widespread availability of literature due to printing press
rise of Protestantism
beginning of Renaissance in England
struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism in England, esp. with uncertain succession of monarchs
rise of romanticism with Elizabeth's reign
popularity of theater
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