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30 Northern Renaissance
MFG Exam 1
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History
Undergraduate 4
02/06/2012

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Henry VIII
Definition
-After death of brother, he took over as king of England.
-Very competent ruler
-Married his brother's widowed wife (religious controversy!).
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War of the Roses and Henry VII
Definition
Tudors were created by two families battling over throne that came together (Lancaster and York), this is their first son.
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Opposition to Henry VIII
Definition
Kings needed support from the people. People respected and followed Sir Thomas More, so when he didn't support, he was put into jail.
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Wives of Henry
Definition
Catherine of Aragon--Bloody Mary
Anne Boleyn--Queen Elizabeth
Jane Seymour--Edward VI
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Edward VI
Definition
Strong Protestant, but died after 6 years in throne.
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Bloody Mary
Definition
Oldest sister takes over. Devout Catholic. Tries to turn England back to a Catholic country. She killed those who wouldn't go back. Ruled about 5 years before she died
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Elizabeth
Definition
reigned for 45 years. Her reign was the height of England power in the Renaissance Era.
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After Elizabeth?
Definition
James I took over (coming from Stuart line of Scotland)
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Erasmus
Definition
-viewed as smartest man alive in that time
-big humanist
-translated the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (for Catholic church)
-criticized the Catholic church for the corruption within, but against Reformation too.
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Michel de Montaigne
Definition
-French writer
-Invented essay genre
-Spirit of the Renaissance
-Morality theme
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Albrecht Durer
Definition
-The Apocalypse
-Knight, Death, and the Devil
-St. Jerome in his Cell (strong perspective and symbolism)
-brothers hands
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Tilman Riemenschneider
Definition
-wood carvings
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Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Definition
-did common life
-Peasant Life (Peasant Wedding Feast)
-Landscapes (The Hunters in the Snow)
-The Triumph of Death
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