The Renaissance England

England Fights Over Who Will Be King Wars of the Roses: York (white rose) and Lancaster (red rose) families fighting over who should be king Lancasters won, and the Tudors become kings. Henry VII becomes king, makes England stable and rich, and here comes the Renaissance

Lancaster vs. York

Henry VIII, Elizabeth, and the Renaissance Henry VIII encouraged arts, literature, learning, and parties English nobles look to Italy for the new fads and fashions Henry’s daughter, Elizabeth became queen. During her long reign she really brought the Renaissance to England Elizabeth traveled through England a lot, so local artists would paint, write songs and poems, and throw banquets for her Many people in England learned how to play instruments and sing songs

The Theater England loved plays 1580: Open air theaters are made. The rich could afford seats that were covered by roofs, the poor stood in the pit Plays were performed in the afternoon for the lighting William Shakespeare: Famous playwright who took ideas from English and Roman histories, and also from Italian folk tales

Section 5 Assessment They increased trade and peace, and traveled a lot Open air with some covered seats. Pit for the poor English and Roman history, Italian folk tales What was the cause? How did they affect English history? Fact 1: Brought by Tudors Fact 2: Love of music Fact 3: Love of plays Fact 4: Shakespeare was a super star