Shakespeare Background Notes

Notes on the History of Elizabethan England and Shakespeare Himself

King Henry VIII (Ruled England 1509-1547) Known for breaking with Church + Many Wives (6)

As a young man, Henry was quite active.

King Henry and “ his women”

King Henry and His Wives Catherine of Aragon 1509-1532 Anne Boleyn 1532-May 19, 1536 Jane Seymour May 29, 1536-1537 Anne Cleves Jan. 6, 1540-July 12, 1540 Catherine Howard July 28, 1540-1542 Catharine Parr July 1543-1547

Catherine of Aragon (1509-1532) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Anne Boleyn (1532-May 19, 1536) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Jane Seymour (May 29, 1536-1537) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Anne of Cleves (Jan. 6, 1540-July 12, 1540) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Catherine Howard (July 28, 1540-1542) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Catharine Parr (1543-1547) ,[object Object],[object Object]

England After Henry ,[object Object],• Edward dies when he’s 16, and “Bloody Mary” takes the throne

Queen Elizabeth I (Ruled England 1558-1603) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Life in Elizabethan England ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Life in Elizabethan England ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Heart of England = LONDON ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

London: Sanitation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Theater’s Place in the World: One Side ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Theater’s Place in the World: The Other Side ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Theater’s Place in the World ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Shakespeare’s Theater: The Globe ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

William Shakespeare: The Bard Himself

England-A Spiritually Divided Country ,[object Object],[object Object]

Shakespeare: Early Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stratford On Avon: Shakespeare’s Hometown Shakespeare’s Grammar School Trinity Church

Shakespeare in London ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How Shakespeare Changed Theatre ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

William Shakespeare , according to many scholars, has made the greatest contribution to the English language of any writer, ever.

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