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    Jacobean Era

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    King James VI (1567–1625) of Scotland‚ who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era‚ and specifically denotes a style of architecture‚ visual arts‚ decorative arts‚ and literature that is predominant of that period. The word "Jacobean" is derived from the Hebrew name Jacob‚ which is the original (and Graeco-Latin) form of the English name James. The practical if not formal unification of England and Scotland

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    reign of James I. James was a firm believer in the divine right of Kings. This was a belief that he was appointed by God to rule the country and that God could never do wrong‚ so neither could he. James expected Parliament to do what he wanted; he did not expect them to argue. One major advantage Parliament had over James was that they had money and James was short of it. James and Parliament continuously argued over tax. Parliament told him he could not collect it without permission. James suspended

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    Elizabethan Era

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    The Golden Age From fashion defining what your social status is to being punished for being in love. The Golden age has inspired us in many ways with its wise leaders. magnificant writers and bold people of its time. All this influnce is from The Golden Age or Elizabethan Era. The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603) was a time of cruel punishments‚ riveting people‚ such as Arabella Stuart‚ and fashion statements. Crimes in the Elizabethan Era were not taken lightly‚ and the punishment was

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    Robert Cecil

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    the reigns of Elizabeth I and I. He was the second son of Lord Burghley who was Chief Minister to Elizabeth I. Cecil was schooled at home where he learned about politics and statesmanship. What was his relationship with the monarch like? Cecil was an intellectual and he preferred a cautious approach in politics. He frequently demonstrated self-control and patience - qualities that stood him in good stead when dealing with Elizabeth. He had to work harder as James was by any standards a lazy

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    King Lear was written around 1603-06. A contextualised political reading interprets King Lear as a drama that gives expression to crucial political and social issues of its time: the hierarchy of the Jacobean state‚ King James’ belief in his divine right to rule‚ and the political anxieties that characterised the end of Queen Elizabeth’s reign: fears of civil war and division of the kingdom triggered by growth of conflicting fractions and a threatening underclass. Like all writers‚ Shakespeare reflected

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    notes on the tempest

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     unexpected meetings) = ​ hopeful idealism  ● Reconciliation: love and harmony resolves past discord.   ● TIME = regenerative   o masque = bounty of nature‚ seasonal cycles.   Context: Jacobean Era    ● James VI of Scotland (son of Mary‚ Queen of Scots) becomes James I of England  1603 (Stuart Dynasty)  ● James writes the King James version of the Bible + a text on daemons and  daemonology  Elizabethan Era  ● Golden age of the Elizabethan Renaissance  ● Theatre evolving from morality plays; masque plays of allegory 

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    Sir Walter Raleigh

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    courting Queen Elizabeth I with sweet words‚ earning the spot of becoming one of the Queen’s favorites. Sir Walter Raleigh was born sometime between 1552 and 1554 in Devonshire‚ a country that specialized in sheepherding and farming (Aronson 13 and Jolsinen). Raleigh was very tall considering the time he was born in being over six feet tall and had a very thick Devonshire accent (Batten). Raleigh had grown up hating the Catholic Church because of because of Queen Mary I executing people to change

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    Barbados

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    Jamestown

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    The colony was a private venture‚ financed and organized by the Virginia Company of London. King James I granted a charter to a group of investors for the establishment of the company on April 10‚ 1606. During this era‚ “Virginia” was the English name for the entire East Coast of North America north of Florida. The charter gave the company the right to settle anywhere from roughly present-day North Carolina to New York state. The company’s plan was to reward investors by locating gold and silver

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    Victoria Eppler Kelley Advanced Social Studies I‚ 6-7° September 12th‚ 2014 DBQ: Absolutism and Democracy During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ there were two forms of government in Europe: absolutism‚ which gave unlimited power to the monarchs‚ and democracy‚ which gave power to the people. Which was more effective for this time period? Well‚ while both absolutism and democracy had their strengths and weaknesses‚ absolutism was more effective during this time. Machiavelli‚ who wrote

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