Pre-Industrial Rural Society

The term "English Renaissance" is used by many historians to refer to a cultural movement in England in the 1500s and 1600s, the start of early modern British history, which was heavily influenced by the Italian Renaissance. This movement is characterized by the flowering of English as a language, notable achievements in drama by William Shakespeare and the development of epic English poetry. This cultural movement was complemented by the growth and development of the Church of England. “As we know the church of England was a mix of Erasmian, Lutheran, Zwinglian and Calvinist theologies blended with traditional Catholic ...