278375478 | Renaissance | rebirth, value of secular life vs. afterlife | 0 | |
278375479 | Henry VII | 1st of the Tudors; shrewd and colorless w/ strong authority; strong commercial treaties; built up merchant fleet; English claims in New World | 1 | |
278375480 | Henry VIII | True Renaissance man; wives and Protestant Reformation; head of Church of England | 2 | |
278375481 | Elizabeth I | daughter of Anne and Henry; height of Renaissance; strong leader; religious tolerance; promoted Protestantism; no wars but overseas ventures; respects Parliament and public opinion | 3 | |
278375482 | Mary Queen of Scots | Roman Catholic queen; succeeded Mary, Bloody Mary; executed by Elizabeth | 4 | |
278375483 | James I of Scotland | Elizabeth's cousin; son of Mary; believed in divine right, High Church; ignored Parliament; lacked Elizabeth's pol. sense | 5 | |
278375484 | Charles I | James' son; problems w/ Puritans; same beliefs as James; aroused opposition due to belief in divine right; power stripped in Long Parliament; High Church | 6 | |
278375485 | Guy Fawkes | conspired to blow up Parliament in Gunpowder Plot of 1605 | 7 | |
278375486 | English Civil War | Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Nobles, and Royalists v. Parliament supporters (Puritans) | 8 | |
278375487 | Oliver Cromwell | unpopular changes (no theater, Sunday rest day); control Parliament; 1st lord protector; head of commonwealth | 9 | |
278375488 | Lyrical Poetry | A short poem where a single speaker expresses personal thought and feelings. | 10 | |
278375489 | Sonnet | A 14 lined rhyming lyrical poem commonly written in iambic pentameter | 11 | |
278375490 | Pastoral verse | A poem presenting shepherds in rural settings in an idealized manner | 12 | |
278375491 | Metaphysical verse | Intellectual poetry featuring unexpected images and comparisons, paradoxes, and conversational language | 13 |
The English Renaissance (1485-1660) Flashcards
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