Renaissance England Research Paper
ESSAY ENG 2
Solfrid Hauge Helle
09.03.12
UIA
In this essay I will focus on three Renaissance rulers of England and how they contributed to the changes in England towards the modern Britain. Moreover, there were other factors outside the courts that changes peoples lives, therefore I will emphasize some inventions that had impact on the Renaissance period, and also religious and political decisions. I have chosen to use the three most important rulers of Renaissance England as a back-cloth to the events that occurred.
To be able to understand the changes that eventuated in the Sixteenth Century England, the English Renaissance, we need to comprehend some of the history concerning England`s Late Middle Ages. It was really difficult …show more content…
By steering between the two large rivals, France and Spain, his main goal was to increase his imperial status and conquests. But he did not succeed in this `game`, he became distrusted by the two kings (Mustad& Rahbek, 2006, p. 40). Henry VIII reign started in 1509, when his father died. Being a true Renaissance king, he had a magnificent court and surrounded himself with poets, artists and learned men. He also favoured the thoughts of …show more content…
He made himself `Head of Church`and closed down the Catholic Churches and Monasteries. He then divided the land between his nobles, who became landlords. The landlords then, offered pheasants a parcels so that they could cultivate it and support themselves. Thus, the landlord became wealthy by the taxation of the pheasants and the Crown made a vast amount of taxes from the landowners. This was the beginning of the aristocracy, even today, Britain has landowners and only a small percentage of the whole population owns a large percentage of the land, in addition they have great influence on society and politics. The renaissance was also the starting point for British trade and the great economic expansion. Invention of the compass, a large merchant fleet, discovery of the `new world`with the possibilities for trade with raw materials, became the beginning of the British colonisation empire, known as the `Golden Era`.Commercial economy and the industrial revolution followed in the later centuries.
Solfrid Hauge Helle
09.03.12
UIA
In this essay I will focus on three Renaissance rulers of England and how they contributed to the changes in England towards the modern Britain. Moreover, there were other factors outside the courts that changes peoples lives, therefore I will emphasize some inventions that had impact on the Renaissance period, and also religious and political decisions. I have chosen to use the three most important rulers of Renaissance England as a back-cloth to the events that occurred.
To be able to understand the changes that eventuated in the Sixteenth Century England, the English Renaissance, we need to comprehend some of the history concerning England`s Late Middle Ages. It was really difficult …show more content…
By steering between the two large rivals, France and Spain, his main goal was to increase his imperial status and conquests. But he did not succeed in this `game`, he became distrusted by the two kings (Mustad& Rahbek, 2006, p. 40). Henry VIII reign started in 1509, when his father died. Being a true Renaissance king, he had a magnificent court and surrounded himself with poets, artists and learned men. He also favoured the thoughts of …show more content…
He made himself `Head of Church`and closed down the Catholic Churches and Monasteries. He then divided the land between his nobles, who became landlords. The landlords then, offered pheasants a parcels so that they could cultivate it and support themselves. Thus, the landlord became wealthy by the taxation of the pheasants and the Crown made a vast amount of taxes from the landowners. This was the beginning of the aristocracy, even today, Britain has landowners and only a small percentage of the whole population owns a large percentage of the land, in addition they have great influence on society and politics. The renaissance was also the starting point for British trade and the great economic expansion. Invention of the compass, a large merchant fleet, discovery of the `new world`with the possibilities for trade with raw materials, became the beginning of the British colonisation empire, known as the `Golden Era`.Commercial economy and the industrial revolution followed in the later centuries.