6 - Humanism, Arts and Learning in Henry VII's Reign
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- Humanism, Arts and Learning
- Humanism and Humanists
- Humanism - founded on the rediscovery of Latin and Greek texts. Intellectual trend.
- Early influential Humanists were William Grocyn + Thomas Linacre
- John Colet (1467 - 1519) was very influential.
- Erasmus first visited England in 1499 (Dutch scholar) + his friendship with Thomas More would boost humanist ideas in Henry VIII's reign
- During Henry VII's reign humanism + the Renaissance had little influence on England
- Developments in education
- 'Song schools' + 'reading schools' provided education for the very young
- Secondary education consisted of grammar schools most of the time
- 53 new grammar schools were built between 1460 and 1509
- However access to education depended on where you lived + how wealthy you were
- Central to the garmmar schoool curriculum was latin
- The 1480s saw the beginning of a humanistics approach to learning
- The teaching of English remained a by product of Latin
- The 1480s saw the beginning of a humanistics approach to learning
- University education remained solely with Oxford and Cambridge
- Oxford had expanded in the first half of the 15th century with new colleges
- Cambridge expanded during Henry VII's reign with new colleges
- Oxford had expanded in the first half of the 15th century with new colleges
- 'Song schools' + 'reading schools' provided education for the very young
- Drama
- Plays were sometimes presnted at Church ale festivals
- Troupes of players sometimes entertained the nobility + toured the country
- Mystery plays at the feast of Corpus Christi by guilds of towns like York were famous
- Performances were important festive occasions - portrayed religious and moral messages
- Music
- Local bagpipe + wind groups entertained people on saints days
- Sometimes accompanied by bawdy driinking songs
- Great choral pieces sung in cathedrals
- This underwent a change in the renaissance - more melodic + complex
- The Eton choirbook shows these pieces
- Composers of this had links to the King
- Thomas Browne was of the house of Earl of Oxford
- Also created secular songs for entertainment
- Robert Fayrfax benefited from the patronage of Lardy Margaret Beaufort + the King
- Also created secular songs for entertainment
- Thomas Browne was of the house of Earl of Oxford
- Composers of this had links to the King
- Music was performed at court or in the homes of the wealthy
- Carls at Christmas were also poopular
- Local bagpipe + wind groups entertained people on saints days
- Art and Architecture
- Massive amount of re/building parishes
- Many places were built in a Gothic perpendicular style (emphasis on vertical lines + pointed raches, large windows)
- In 1502 Henry VII approved this style for Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey
- English culture followed gothic styles of northwestern Europe
- 1475 William Caxton's printing press printed traditional medieval works
- Works printed by Caxton became more unfashionable with the emergence of 'humanist literature'
- By Henry's death humanist influences had reached England
- Thomas More + John Colet became more fashionable
- Humanism and Humanists
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