After the foreign wars, England was fought between the quarrels of two branches of the royal family:

Their emblem was a white rose

Their emblem was a red rose

for this it was known as "war of the roses"

the war was won by Henry Tudor, of the house of Lancaster

The union of the two families opens the way to the Tudor dynasty

the Tudor dynasty marked the beginning of modern times

Since he had no male heir, he was concerned that if the succession was not established the Tudor government would collapse.

In 1533 Henry VIII ordered the Archbishop of Canterbury to declare his marriage null and void and married Anne Boleyn in a private ceremony.

When Henry VIII died in 1547, he was succeeded for 9 years by Edward VI.

She was the first woman to be crowned full monarch of England

In 1554 he married Philip II of Spain to ensure that England would be faithful to the church of Rome

she was embroiled in terrible persecution, several Protestants were burned at the stake and burned, this tarnished her reputation

following the persecution many Protestants fled to cities like Geneva and Basel, where they came into contact with the ideas of Jonh Calvin, when the queen died, the Protestants returned to England and formed a Calvinist, a group known as "the Puritans"

Queen Mary died childless and was succeeded by her half-sister Elisazabeth.

Elizabeth had many suitors, but at that time the marriage corresponded to the political alliance, so Elizabeth rejected them all and never married

LA GUERRA CON LA SPAGNA

the reason for the war was eilizabeth's support for the enemies of spain and the british. England's maritime power was demonstrated in 1588, when the Spanish armada was defeated by a combination of adverse weather conditions and skilled English sailors

in 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh founded a colony and named it "Virginia" in honor of the queen. in 1600 Queen Elizabeth signed a contract for the British East India Company which was to create ties with Asia and challenge Dutch rule

in 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh founded a colony and named it "Virginia" in honor of the queen. in 1600 Queen Elizabeth signed a contract for the British East India Company which was to create ties with Asia and challenge Dutch and Portuguese spice rule.

This marked the beginning of the 17th and 18th centuries

UN MONDO CHE CAMBIA

The boundaries of human learning were expanding with the boundaries of the physical world. the thought of man was developing and a new culture was born

the revival of learning was based on the study and translation of the classics, which was lost during the Middle Ages

IL RINASCIMENTO ITALIANO The Italian peninsula was the birthplace of the Renaissance. humanism stimulated the study of the classics and led to a renewal of contemporary thought in all fields of art and knowledge