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Tudor England: 1485-1603

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Writers...		Petrarca	Thomas Wyatt	Philip Sidney	Shakespeare
..and literary forms		Sonnet	Spenserian Stanza	Pastoral	Romance
Bodies...		Humours	One-Sex Model	Galen	Codpiece
...and representations		Gender	The Taming of the Shrew	Virgin Queen	The Faerie Queene
Social structure		Feudalism	Tudor Revolution in Government	Nobility	Gentry
Places & Spaces		Royal Progress	Grand Tour	Hampton Court	Nonsuch Palace
People		Henry VII	Elizabeth I	Thomas Cranmer	Henry Unton

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...and some ideas to get us going No one's expected to write entire essays; there's no marking and no scrutiny. On the other hand, by investing a little effort in sharing parts of your work you can profit from everybody's additions, feedback and ideas. Articles needing expansion Biographies, e.g. Richard III, Anne Boleyn Concepts and Events, e.g. Armada Cultural Background, e.g. Michelangelo Do start your own articles as well! Taking notes on a computer? If you're taking notes on a notebook during the lecture or if you're entering your handwritten notes in a word processing software at home, why not copy some of your information into our wiki? Previous endeavours? If you've previously worked on any topic pertaining to this course (does "Shakespeare" ring a bell?), whether in papers, presentations or elsewhere, consider posting parts of your material at the appropriate places here. (Please do not publish anybody else's work than your own!)