Renaissance
The Renaissance started in Italy and slowly spread throughout Europe. The development of the Renaissance in Italy came before that of England, and therefore, helped shape the backbone of the Renaissance. ... Individual achievement, scientific inquiry and new wealth set the stage for the Renaissance to match and even surpass Classical Greece and Rome. The Renaissance began in Italy for two main reasons. ... The Church’s role in the English Renaissance is a cause of turmoil in the early 16th century, with the throne being switched form the stabilized English government with Henry VII and the nailing of Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis. ... The Renaissance, a flourishing of literary, artistic, and intellectual development, lends itself the title of “Rebirth”. ... This study of history, geography, poetry, and modern languages, not just Latin and Greek, gave the Renaissance generation a more artistic and more knowledgeable education. ... From the Turmoil in the Church with the rule of Henry VIII, the nailing of the 95 Thesis by Martin Luther, and the explosion of literacy due to Gutenberg’s invention which lead to some of the greatest writing in all of mankind, the English Renaissance brought challenges, worries, corruption, breakthroughs and an overall advancement in the arts.