Sumários
4 Outubro 2021, 15:30
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Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
The rise of a new dynasty with the
de facto union of Scotland and England.
The first obstacles: the religious protestant divisions and the Gunpowder Plot.
James's I efforts to develop a balanced external policy between Catholic and Protestant countries.
Charles i rule and the influence o the Frecnh absolutist model. The premisses of that poliical iceology.
29 Setembro 2021, 15:30
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Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
the reformation in England.
The rise of protestant movements in Europe.
The importance of Luther's criticism and his 95 theses.
John Calvin's doctrine and its impact on the emergent social and economic way of living.
The schism with Rome and its consequences on English external policy.
27 Setembro 2021, 15:30
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Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
Thomas More and his role in Henry VIII's court.
Thomas
Utopia - the definition of a new genre, its main characteristics and goals.
Analysis of Book II of
Utopia:
a) social structure;
b) political system;
c) rural economy; no private property;
d) religious ecumenism;
e) education;
f) colective life.
Synthesis of the way of living depicted in the work.
22 Setembro 2021, 15:30
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Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
The first Tudors and the centralisation of power.Henry VIII politics: the internal situation in economic terms. The commercial expansion, especially the wool trade and its impact on rural life with the enclosures development. The dynastic situation: the need of a male heir and its consequences on the kingdom's relationship with Spain.
Thomas More's
Utopia, Book I as the depiction of the realm and its social and economic problems.
20 Setembro 2021, 15:30
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Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras
Exploration of the concept of Renaissane, and specifically of English Renaissance.
C.S. Lewis, "New Learning, New Ignorance": major factors in the definiyion of Renaissance.
Classical culture - its major contributions to the changing of then-current mentalilities.