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    The Situation in England in The 16th Century

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    In 16th century England, Henry VII seized lands from defeated earls after the Wars of the Roses, giving them to his supporters. Under Henry VIII, thousands of small landowners called "squires" emerged, renting land to farmers who hired laborers. By Elizabeth's reign, England's economy expanded through trade and shipbuilding. The country sought independence from the Catholic Church; Henry VIII established the Church of England and took wealth from monasteries. Victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 consolidated England's naval power, though great wealth contradicted widespread poverty in this period of Renaissance culture and national development.

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    In 16th century England, Henry VII seized lands from defeated earls after the Wars of the Roses, giving them to his supporters. Under Henry VIII, thousands of small landowners called "squires" emerged, renting land to farmers who hired laborers. By Elizabeth's reign, England's economy expanded through trade and shipbuilding. The country sought independence from the Catholic Church; Henry VIII established the Church of England and took wealth from monasteries. Victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 consolidated England's naval power, though great wealth contradicted widespread poverty in this period of Renaissance culture and national development.

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    In 16th century England, Henry VII seized lands from defeated earls after the Wars of the Roses, giving them to his supporters. Under Henry VIII, thousands of small landowners called "squires" emerged, renting land to farmers who hired laborers. By Elizabeth's reign, England's economy expanded through trade and shipbuilding. The country sought independence from the Catholic Church; Henry VIII established the Church of England and took wealth from monasteries. Victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 consolidated England's naval power, though great wealth contradicted widespread poverty in this period of Renaissance culture and national development.

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    The Situation in England in The 16th Century

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    The situation in England in

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    Henry VII
    • Henry VII was proclaimed King
    of England after the Wars of the
    Roses ended. Most of the great
    earls had killed one another in
    these wars and Henry VII was
    able to seize their lands without
    difficulty and give them to those
    who had helped him to fight for
    the Crown.
    Henry VIII
    • Thousands of small landowners appeared in
    England. They called themselves “squires”.
    The squires let part of their estates to farmers
    who paid rent for the use of this land. The
    farmers, in their turn, hired laborers to till the
    soil and tend the sheep. The peasants in the
    villages had land and pastures in common.
    • By the reign of Henry VIII (son of Henry VII)
    trade had expanded. Trading companies sprang
    up and ships were built fitted to cross the
    ocean.
    Struggle for independence
    • England strove for the strengthening of its position in Europe. The
    independence of a country was associated with the struggle for freedom.
    The Catholic Church was the chief obstacle and England rebelled against
    the Pope of Rome. Henry VIII made himself head of the English Church
    and took away monastic wealth (the lands and money that belonged to the
    monasteries), giving it to those of the bourgeoisie who sat in Parliament.
    • The Pope resisted England’s struggle for independence, but the Church in
    England became part of the state. It was called the Anglican Church.
    Queen Elizabeth
    • All the supporters of absolutism now gathered
    around Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603). Even
    Parliament helped to establish an absolute
    monarchy in order to concentrate all its forces in
    defense of the country’s economic interests against
    Spain, as Spain and England were rivals. Soon war
    between Spain and England broke out. Though the
    Spanish fleet was called the “Invincible Armada”
    (“invinsible” means unconquerable”), their ships
    were not built for sea battles, while the English
    vessels were capable of fighting under sail. The
    Armada was thoroughly beaten and dreadful storm
    overtook the fleet and destroyed almost all ships.
    • But in England all was joy
    and happiness. This was in
    1588. Victory over the most
    dangerous political rival
    consolidated Great Britain’s
    might on the seas and in
    world trade. Numerous
    English ships under admiral
    Drake, Hawkings and others
    sailed the seas, visited
    America and other countries,
    bringing from them great
    fortunes that enriched and
    strengthened the Crown.
    Great contradictions
    • At the same time the 16th century witnessed great contradictions between
    the wealth of the ruling class and the poverty of the people.
    • New social and economic conditions brought about great changes in the
    development of early bourgeois relationship and formation of the English
    national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture
    known in history as the Renaissance.
    The end.

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