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Richard the Third is killed in this battle. The victor is Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, who becomes Henry VII. This is the grandfather of Elizabeth I.
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Leads to Spanish and eventually the rest of Europe wanting to colonize the Americas. Columbus thought he had reached China or the West Indies.
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Art. The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world."
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Work of fiction written by Sir Thomas More on the fictional Island-Republic of Utopia, off of South America. It was his view of the perfect society.
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This declares Henry VIII head of the Church of England. Creates resentment between England and Catholic Europe. He can get his annullment and marry other women!
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This is the date of the funeral of her sister, Mary I. Elizabeth is hailed as one of the greatest monarchs of English history. Literature and art flourished in her reign.
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English poet and dramatists. Viewed as one of the best writers of the English language. He (probably) wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.
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Built by The Lord Chamberlains Men, of which Shakespeare was a member. Burned in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, closed in 1642.
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In King Lear the title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all; this is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king; the play is known for its insight on human suffering and kinship. Macbeth is the classic tragedy.
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First permanent English settlement in North America. Founded by a joint-stock company, the Virginia Company, to look for gold.
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Consists of fourteen lines structured as three quatrains and a couplet. In Shakespeare's sonnets, however, the volta usually comes in the couplet, and usually summarizes the theme of the poem or introduces a fresh new look at the theme. The usual rhyme scheme is end-rhymed a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g.
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English translation of the Bible authorized by King James for the Church of England.
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It is full of seperatists, who wish to create a more Protestant church away from England. The group had tried living in Holland but resented the Dutichification of their children.
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Yeah, newpapers. Increased access to news and paper. Possible increase in literacy.
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The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men"
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The Commonwealth was formed after the English Civil War and headed by Oliver Cromwell, until his death. Charles the First had his head lopped off, and after his son, Charles II, was restored to the throne he posthumously beheaded Cromwell and others who had helped kill his father.
