Golden Age and English Renaissance (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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When did Renaissance begin in Italy?
When did Renaissance begin in Italy?
Fourteenth century
When English Renaissance peaked
When English Renaissance peaked
Elizabethan era
Dominant English Renaissance art forms
Dominant English Renaissance art forms
Literature and music
Printing press impact on literature
Printing press impact on literature
Allowed new ideas to spread rapidly
Edmund Spenser's masterpiece
Edmund Spenser's masterpiece
The Faerie Queene
Spenser's annual pension from Queen
Spenser's annual pension from Queen
£50 a year
Theatres in England before Elizabeth
Theatres in England before Elizabeth
None
Number of plays Shakespeare wrote
Number of plays Shakespeare wrote
37 plays
Significant English visual arts invention
Significant English visual arts invention
Portrait miniature
When Elizabeth's image worn as loyalty sign
When Elizabeth's image worn as loyalty sign
1580s
Elizabethan music shift direction
Elizabethan music shift direction
Sacred to secular
Madrigal composition type
Madrigal composition type
Secular vocal music
Number of voices in madrigal
Number of voices in madrigal
Two to eight voices
Prodigy house features
Prodigy house features
Large, square, tall houses to attract Queen's visit
Common feature of small Elizabethan houses
Common feature of small Elizabethan houses
Half-timbering