Other factors: Religious change, printing press, education Flashcards
Before the reformation how did Religious change affect cultural change/arts?
Catholic images, feast days, religious ceremonies dominated popular culture and Latin writings were seen as superior.
How did the reformation affect cultural change/arts under Henry?
Encouraged a sense of Englishness and nationalism- English appreciated and seen as superior. Act of Supremacy 1534- England as a nation with King as head. 1539 cover of Bible showed England as land and empire.
Importance of English Language- 1525 Tyndale Bible (important).
Dissolution of the Monasteries 1539-39(40)- destroyed traditional C architecture and language, practices banned and lost.
How did the reformation affect cultural change/ arts under Edward?
A build up on Henry’s changes and consolidated them.
English Independence and nationalism. Still head of church. Act of Uniformity 1552 and 1549.
1549-clergy can marry XXX M,AJOR CULTURAL CONSOLIDATION AND CHANGE. SOME NOT TOLTERATED.
1549- Introduction of laws to stop enclosures- SOCIAL
1550- C book burning across E
1547- Treason Act repealed
Importance of the English Language- 1552 Common Book of Prayer- all parishes ‘English culture through religious texts’.
RELIGION SUCH A HUGE PART OF E CULTURE SO ANY CHANGE IMPORTANT- E.G. KEEPING AND CONSOLIDATING THE CONCEPT OF MONARCH AS HEAD OF CHURCH.
How did religious change affect the arts?
(Development more in Elizabeth but throughout)- Increased English used in plays, writings, poetry, music. Nationalism.
Beforehand was a big chaotic and mashed up so major there but continuity could be seen under Elizabeth.
Recognise less evidence as MARY shorter rule than E and compare all.
How did religious change affect business?
Concept of English nation and compulsory for business affairs- nationalism and pride. Dominate Welsh and Irish citizenship all rooted in moving away from Latin.
How did religious change affect law and status, specifically Latin vs English?
Latin still exceptionally important to distinguish the academics and educated from the peasanty and less educated and used in Laws- the language of academic and legal control. Therefore, Latin was still very important in society.
How did religious change affect Culture under Mary?
Mary tried to return- ST little impact LT.
Dec 1553 Give up Supreme Head of the Church- REVERSE NATIONALISM AND E AS AN EMPIRE
1553 Repealed the Act of Uniformity 1552 and 1549 (importance of English) and clergy could marry.
It was less successful on a large scale to make religious ceremonies dominating popular culture and Latin writings seen as superior (already in some sense) and people reversed conformed so on the outside cultural change but in reality not.
Why can we argue religious change wasn’t very successful overall in affecting cultural change?
People conformed to societies/monarch’s expectations and so many just pretended but that previous religious change had in turn affected their culture, e.g. culture of areas London, SE- Protestant and further away in N or W Catholic- POG 1536, RONE 1569-70, Parish of Morebath (ED).
How did religious change affect Culture under Elizabeth?
Protestantism dominated E culture, emphasis on P thinking and values- E to wrote and communicate and culture that supported and empathised the importance of E nation and state.
1559 settlement ensured and strived for a cultural compromise and for the most part it did that.
How did monarch’s affect cultural change by religious belief?
PATRONAGE.
Religion dominated culture and society and the harsh changes had a major impact on it.
However, the monarch’s religion determined with nobles got patronage and in turn were able to change the arts and set trends- control- those who followed their beliefs and ideology. People followed those above them to seem higher in society and more like them (status).
E gave patronage to things that followed her religious ideals to promote her settlement- music an expectation. ALSO THAT GUY??
So overall what could you say for patronage and religious change?
Religion was a factor in Patronage but with similar religious views or not without patronage it would have been hard to influence the arts and (in turn) culture.
