The world of Shakespeare and the Metaphysical poets 1540-1660-British renaissance writers-Key events--Tudor monarchy to 1530--Catholic heritage in the 16th century--Tudor succession: Protestant v.s Catholic--Elizabethan court life--Stuart monarchy--Religious groupings under James I--English Civil War 1642-1650-Making sense of the tangible world--Renaissance--Astronomy & astrology--Alchemy--Impact of global exploration--Sixteenth century money and coinage--Early seventeenth century literary scene-Making sense of the intangible world--Reformation--The Bible in English Culture--A history of the church in England--Faith setting of Shakespeare's plays--Sixteenth Century Attitudes to ghosts--What is a Human?--Chain of being--Nature and nurture--Divine right of monarchs British renaissance writersWilliam Shakespeare Biography Timeline Shakespeare's Hamlet and Measure for Measure text guides Richard Crashaw Biography Timeline Metaphysical poetry text guide John Donne Biography Timeline Metaphysical poetry text guide George Herbert Biography Timeline Metaphysical poetry text guide Christopher Marlowe Biography Timeline Doctor Faustus text guide Andrew Marvell Biography Timeline Metaphysical poetry text guide Henry Vaughan Biography Timeline Metaphysical poetry text guide
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