The Renaissance

The Renaissance was a time of change starting in Italy and lasted between 1485 and 1625. Inventions were common and discoveries of land were a success. Literacy, art, and drama became a huge aspect during the Elizabethan age. Religious debates were also frequent, but with the right leaders, they were managed. The transformation of England began in terms of innovations, vogue, and leaders during the time of the Renaissance.

Weapons, advanced technologies, and medicines became a massive development during the Renaissance. Armors provided protection to the body. Periodically, the armors were made out of leather. Whether it was made out of metal or leather, the armor never truly succeeded and were eventually used for decorations. However, gunpowder became convenient as it was refined by the Europeans to make use of weapons such as the cannon or musket. Incidentally, another convenient invention was the telescope. Galileo’s invention confirmed Copernicus’ theory that the earth was not the center of the universe. Although, Galileo was not the only praised inventor. Johann Gutenberg’s printing press was a huge phenomenon during the Renaissance. Gutenberg was able to print the first book using his method, the Gutenberg Bible. Another admired individual was Edward Jenner who discovered that a vaccination of cowpox could prevent the epidemic of smallpox. Smallpox was a feared disease that could easily wipe out a race and even a country. With Jenner’s discovery, the fear of smallpox was reduced.Another medical breakthrough, discovered by Paracelsus, was laudanum, a type of painkiller.

For one thing, the daily lives of the people changed not only in innovations, but in terms of fashion, entertainment, and education. The fashion of the Ren...

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...ses, a list of all the corruptions of the Church, to the door of a Roman Catholic church, he started the Protestant Reformation that swept across Europe. With the many influential leaders of the Renaissance, England was able to prosper tremendously.

The English Renaissance caused England to advance into the modern world. Technology progressed with the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press. Illnesses improved with the right vaccinations. Even literature such as Shakespeare’s poetry is still admired. With the Renaissance, writers began writing in the vernacular which sparked an interest in literature. With the appropriate leaders such as Elizabeth, England soon became a European power. Martin Luther led a way for the Protestant Reformation to take place through almost all of Europe. All of these elements of the English Renaissance influenced the world as a whole.