Renaissance+England

=English Renaissance, 1500s-1600s=

== **The Renaissance, first in Italy and then in England, was a time of huge changes in all areas of human life: business, religion, the sciences, education, and the arts. This was largely due to the many advances in humans' understanding of the universe, the world, and the human body. During this time, the Church began to lose its grip on its power, with King Henry VIII breaking off from Roman Catholicism and the Pope in order to begin his own church, the Anglican Church or Church of England, through which he could have more control. This way, he was allowed to divorce many wives in his pursuit of a son.** ==

==** Once out from under the strict edicts of Rome, the English began to thrive in new ways and explore the world through more secular eyes. With a new, heliocentric view of the universe, humanity began to understand that perhaps we were not so overly-controlled by God. Perhaps our amazing brains were capable of doing some things on our own. But this also led to the counter-thought: Perhaps there was no heaven or hell.... perhaps there was no meaning to life at all. The time was just right for a philosopher-artist like William Shakespeare to come along and create many masterful plays exploring all the wonders and questions about life, death, God, love, and evil. **==



Renaissance Art (Italy, 1400s-1500s)
===In the center of the fresco, at its architecture's central [|vanishing point], are the two undisputed main subjects: [|Plato] on the left and [|Aristotle], his student, on the right. Both figures hold copies of their books in their left hands, while gesturing with their right.=== ===The building is in the shape of a [|Greek Cross], which some have suggested was intended to show a harmony between [|pagan] [|philosophy] and [|Christian] [|theology]===