and contemporary Boccaccio (author of the Decameron). Famous vernacular poets of the 15th century include the renaissance epic authors Luigi Pulci (Morgante)‚ Matteo Maria Boiardo (Orlando Innamorato)‚ and Ludovico Ariosto (Orlando Furioso). 15th century writers such as the poet Poliziano and the Platonist philosopher Marsilio Ficino made extensive translations from both Latin and Greek. In the early 16th century‚ Castiglione (The Book of the Courtier) laid out his vision of the ideal gentleman and
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The English language had almost no prestige abroad at the beginning of the sixteenth century. One of the earliest sixteenth-century works of English literature‚ Thomas More’s Utopia‚ was written in Latin for an international intellectual community. It was only translated into English during the 1550s‚ nearly a half-century after its original publication in Britain. By 1600‚ though English remained somewhat peripheral on the continent‚ it had been transformed into an immensely powerful expressive
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During the 16th century Renaissance‚ the country of Italy was reintroduced to the importance of the liberal arts: language‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ and history. It was a period of rebirth and light for a country once consumed by darkness during the time known as the Middle Ages. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 brought into Italy an influx of Byzantine scholars that sparked a refocus on such liberal studies and humanities that restructured the general governance of Italy for centuries to come.
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A HISTORY OF 16TH CENTURY ENGLAND In the late 15th century England was torn by a series of civil wars between two dynasties‚ the Yorkists and the Lancastrians. The wars ended in 1485 when Henry Tudor won the battle of Bosworth and gained the throne of England. Henry Tudor (1457-1509) was crowned Henry VII on 30 October 1485 beginning a new dynasty. In January 1486 he married Elizabeth of York‚ daughter of Edward IV‚ uniting the dynasties of York and Lancaster. However the Yorkists were unwilling
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The origins of 16th century witchcraft were changing social‚ economic and religious conditions in Europe and America. The desire to find a scapegoat for the change resulted in a genocide known as the Burning Times that lasted more than a century. Witches were accused of casting spells on unfortunate victims and were often sentenced to death by hanging‚ drowning or by being burned to death. History of The persecution of people practicing witchcraft in the 16th century began in England in 1589
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referred to in the scientific world as Spontaneous Human Combustion or SHC. There are many documented cases throughout history. The earliest cases go as far back as the early 16th century. Then there are the ones that are as recent as 1998 but have no better explanation of what happen then the ones in the 16th century did. There are truly only two types of cases: fatal and non-fatal. The fatal cases of SHC represent three-quarters of all the reported incidents. The most common of these cases
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did not. Hunger for power in the sixteenth century was not limited to land control and civil control; it spread right up to the Church of England causing many problems for the monarchy and Papal authority. The argument during this time was whether or not the monarch had the right to rule church and state‚ or if the church was meant to be run by Papal authority. The Church of England has a deep history going back to the
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What did the Habsburg Empire do in Central Europe during the 16th Century? The Habsburg Empire during the 16th century in central Europe was a very important and influential act throughout Europe because they have mainly ruled many territories and had made a great success towards it. During the 16th century‚ the Habsburg Empire in central Europe was a ruler family of Austria‚ for many centuries they have ruled several lands of Europe‚ and had a numerous amount of superb leaders throughout the
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In the 16th century‚ many nations in Europe are changed and profit by the many economic growths and changes taken place throughout that period of time. In England‚ a variety of rulers such as King Henry VIII‚ Queen “Bloody” Mary Tudor‚ and Queen Elizabeth I ultimately result in the decline of England’s wealth. Thus‚ resulting in England’s economics to decline with each reign. From trade in the Mediterranean Sea between the Middle East and Europe‚ an exchanging of ideas and products take place such
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people of Europe know that the sixteenth century would be the start of something that would change their lives forever; the discovery of the Americas. The encounter caused the economic power in Europe to shift from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic‚ causing effects such as the Price Revolution in Spain‚ which increased the power of the middle class‚ and the Columbian Exchange which spread goods from the Old and New World. Prior to the encounter with the Americas‚ the economic power of Europe was Italy
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