Renaissance+Religion

named Queen Elizabeth I. She ruled during the time of the Renaissance. The portrait shows her in a very elaborate outfit with a gown with pearls, a large collar, and a crown on her dainty head. She helped to keep the Renaissance alive by buying art. Also she could see that a religious civil war was a possibility between Protestants and Catholics, so she managed to steer around it by satisfying both sides. Priests were allowed to marry and services were held in English, to please the Protestants. But to keep the Catholic happy Elizabeth maintained the Church hierarchy and kept services relatively traditional. This way both sides were attended to, and a war was avoided. Politically she was a good ruler because she prevented a war, used her gentle ways to keep peace, and kept the Renaissance alive in Europe. || This painting shows the signing of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The Peace of Westphalia ended the 30 years war, bringing joy to the people who were caught in between. All of the men except a few are wearing all black robes. The room is very dark with only one window on the east wall. The Peace of Westphalia gave economical help to many people. For example with no more fighting at sea, traders could go out more easily and bring back goods to the towns. With no more fighting, there were more people to fill the jobs that were left when they went to fight. Politically England and France emerged as the two strongest countries, still holding a bit of rivalry between them. || This picture is of Desidarius Erasmus, a very famous Christian humanist who believed that in order to reform yourself and society, you should study the ancient classics and the Bible. Since everyone could only rely on priests to tell what the bible said, Erasmus translated the Bible into Greek. By doing this, the Bible could be more closely read by Greeks too, therefore allowing Christianity to spread. One of Erasmus's close friends was Thomas Moore. They had similar ideas, but Moore was trying to spread Christianity to England. He sugested the idea of a "Utopia" or a perfect world. Then, King Henry VIII had Moore beheaded for opposing his religious policies and refusing to compromise his beliefs. Even when Moore was dead, his ideas continued to spread throughout the country. ||
 * Elizabeth I ||  || Erasmus ||
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 * This is a portrait of a famous monarch,

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