Bhargav Mulchndani

Etymology:

The word Renaissance is a French word which means

rebirth.

The term was used to refer to the rebirth of learning caused by

the discovery of hundreds of Greek and Latin manuscripts which
had been lost during the Middle Ages.

Such texts made it possible for the artists of the

Renaissance period to create a hole new vision of
themselves.
 Overview:
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that started in Italy and spread all over
Europe.
It is considered to be the division between the Middle Ages and the Modern era.
The thinkers of this period, also called humanists, believed that the man should be
the subject of study, and not God, as the Church had taught during the medieval
period.
Based on that, they began to investigate fields such as astronomy, anatomy, science
and many others which had never been given much attention.
 The Renaissance in England:

Tough it took many years for the Modern England to arise, even when it had
established itself, many aspects of the medieval culture still remained side-by-side to
the new order.

Nonetheless, two events in special stand out as a signal that things were indeed
changing in the British Isles:

- The raise of the Tudor Dynasty

- The Printing Press