history and poetry

1485-1625

history and poetry

Iezzi Roberta & Bosica India

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Edward VI 1537-1553

Elizabeth I 1533-1603

Mary I 1516-1558

Philip II of Spain 1527-1598

Jane Seymour 1509-1537

Anne Boleyn 1507-1536

Catherine of Aragon 1485-1536

Henry VIII 1491-1547

Elizabeth of York 1466-1503

Henry VII 1457-1509

The Tudor Family Tree

Mary I

Edward VI

Henry VIII

Henry VII

The Tudors

The Tudors ruled England from 1485 to 1603. During that time, England:

• began to establish its naval supremacy and acquired the first colonies;
• broke away from the Catholic Church;
• prevented a Spanish invasion;
• laid the foundation of a modern society based on a prosperous mercantile middle class

Portraits of Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I needed her people's support but couldn't travel because of threats from her enemies. Instead, she used paintings to show herself to the public. These portraits were sent across the country, and nobles displayed them to show loyalty. At first, the paintings showed her simply, like other wealthy women of the time. Later, they became more symbolic, showing her as a powerful and almost mythical "Virgin Queen," with items like a globe or crown.From the portraits, we know she had pale skin, red-golden hair, brown eyes, a hooked nose, thin lips, and high cheekbones. Pale skin was fashionable because it showed wealth, and Elizabeth avoided the sun and wore makeup to keep her complexion light.

the first of the Stuarts

James I (1566-1625)

He was the son of Mary queen of Scotland, became the king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was a protestant and based his rule on the theory of the "divine right of kings" which made him the rappresentative of God on Earth. He only talk to the Parliament to ask for money. The major problem was the religion, a group of radical Catholics conspired to blow up the king in the houses of Parliament ('Gunpowder Plot') but they were discovered on 5 november 1605 and later executed.There was also some extreme Protestant, called Puritans, they had a high morality and did not want to live in a country which, they belive, was going to fall into moral decline. A group of them (Pilgrims Fathers) emigrate from England for America in the 1620 and founded New Plymouth.

The Sonnet

The Renaissance was a golden age for poetry, especially for sonnets. The sonnet, invented by Giacomo da Lentini in the 13th century, was refined by poets like Dante and Petrarch. It was introduced by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard. Petrarch’s "Canzoniere" inspired European poets, focusing on themes like unreturned love and longing.

love , beauty,faith, art

love , beauty,faith

themes:

themes:

A B A B C D C D E F E F G G

rhyme scheme:

AB B A A B B A C C D / D C E D C C / D D E

rhyme scheme:

1. presents a problem or a situation

2. draw a conclusion

1. presente the theme or t he arguments

division into four section:

2. resolution or clarifies the situation

division into two section :

The difference betwen engish and italian sonnet

portraits of elizabeth I

The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Elizabeth I (1558-1604)

She had a strong personality and was a passionate and intelligent character, she was educated very well and even able to spoke france latin and italian. Unlike Mary she has a religius tollarance restoring protestantism. She never married, she was "married to her people" by that she got the nickname of "Virgin Queen". England was trade rival with Spain, she secretly encourage the england ships captain to pirate the Spain and took a part of the prize. In 1588 a war beetwin Spanish and Egland started which she won and fondait the base of the overseas english colony.

The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

Mary I (1553-1558)

She was rejected from both her parent and this influenced her life. She become a queen and then unpopular because she tried to restore papal obedience and married the catholic Philip of Spain. She persecuted and burnt over than 300 protestant taking the name of Bloody mary. When she died the country was still divided into two and a lot of problem was goin on.

He was called the "Golden Prince" and he was admired for his intellect and wrote a Latin treatise defending the sacraments. This earned him the title "Defender of the Faith" from the pope. He married Catherine of Aragon. She had only one surviving child: Mary. But he believed a male heir was fundamental to keep the country united and strong, so he asked the pope for an annulment of his marriage but he refused the request and Henry broke with Rome and became the "Supreme Head on Earth of the Curch of England" by means the Act of Supremacy. With this the reign started his decline. Then Henry divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn who gave birth to Elizabeth. After Anne the king had four more wives.

1509-1547

Henry VII

1485-1509

Henry VII

He was the first Tudor monarch. His claim was considered weak so he strengthened his position in various ways: 1. he gained the recognition of France through a treaty;2. he made a tread agreement with the Netherlands;3. He earned Spanish support by arranging a marriage between his heir and princess Catherine of Aragon. With him the monarchy became stronger and Englad progressed towards becoming a modern state. He ran England like a businessman and increased and reinforced its trading position.

He was just nine years old when he became king. He never reigned in his own right, but two powerful uncles, the Duke of Somerset and the Duke of Northumberland acted in his place until his death at fifteen. During his reign the Protestant faith was reinforced and the Book of Common Prayer was printed for the first time.

1547-1553

Edward VI