lecture III

Question 1

the Tudors

Answer 1

(1485-1603)
-a royal house from the Wales , ruled England in this age

Question 2

Henry VIII

Answer 2

(1509-1547)
-Strict king, a poet, intellectual, a knight and a lover of arts
-having several marriages

Question 3

Elizabeth I

Answer 3

-Queen in 1558
-the second daughter of King Henry VIII
-fluent in Greek, French, Italian and Latin
-she was also like her father, the Supreme Head of the Church
-her era was marked by rich culture and intellectual progress in literature, the arts and science
-she used to fund Shakespeare’s Globe theatre

Question 4

William Shakespeare(1564-1616)

Answer 4

-known under Elizabeth I reign
-wrote not only historical plays about Kings of England but also tragedies and sonnets of love poetry.
-He had a great influence on the English language and many well-known English sayings came from Shakespears’s work