Northern Renaissance and New Monarchs (AP Euro)

The Northern Renaissance

Sir/St. Thomas More Erasmus

The Northern Renaissance

1. More “Christian” than Italian Renaissance

2. Advocated broad social reformbased on Christian Principles

• Henry VIII’s Chancellor

• Author of Utopia

• Classical Scholar

• Catholic Martyr

Sir/St. Thomas More

• Dutch Humanist

• The Praise of Folly

– Critic of Church, but still Catholic

• Greek New Testament

– Advocated VernacularTranslation

Erasmus

Change Over Time

Vasco Fernandes

St. Peter in his throne (c.

1530)

Icon of St. Peter

St. Catherine’s Monastery (6th

c.)

War of the Roses

House of York House of Lancaster

The Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485)

Richard IIIKing of England

Henry TudorEarl of Richmond

Lord

Stanley

Better Red Than Dead…

House of Tudor

• Established Peace

– Treaty with France

– Replenished the Treasury

• Court of the Star

Chamber

– Secret Trials

– Checked Noble Power

• Permanent Navy

Henry VIIClick to Rearrange

Ferdinand and Isabella

• The “Catholic Monarchs”

• 1492

• RECONQUISTA– Conquered Muslim-held Granada

• Expulsion of Jews &Muslims

– Convert or Leave

– Conversos (“New

Christians”)

• Columbus’ Voyage

• Spanish Inquisition

– Church/State Partnership

– Dominicans

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The Spanish Inquisition

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SY “For, lo, they that are far from thee shall

perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go

a whoring from thee.” -- Psalm 73:27 (KJV)