Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I was a wise and great leader who had lived a long life and still found courage enough to be one of the first women to hold on to her position of power.
Birth: 1533 in London
Death: 1603

Life: Mother was beheaded at the Tower of London in 1536. In 1547 King Henry VIII died and Elizabeth’s half-brother became King Edward VI, he died in 1553 and Elizabeth’s half-sister became Queen Mary I. Elizabeth was imprisoned in the Tower of London and then Woodstock Manor in 1554 and was freed in 1555. Queen Mary I died in 1558 and Elizabeth became Queen. In 1562 Elizabeth became seriously ill with small pox. Queen Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope in 1570. In 1571 an assassination plot on Queen Elizabeth I became known. The war with Spain began when Elizabeth took the Netherlands under her protection. The Spanish armada was defeated first in 1588 and again in 1597. In 1601 Elizabeth performed what would become known as her Golden Speech.
Accomplishments:
-She brought the Church of England back.
-She helped Protestants in the Netherlands by sending an army.
-Elizabeth dubbed herself the Virgin Queen

http://www.elizabethi.org/us/
http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
http://www.greatkat.com/03/elizabeth.html
Sam E.

Galileo

Galileo was a scientist.

He was born in Italy in 1564

Built the first telescope.

He thought the planets went around the sun, but everyone else thought the planets went around the earth caused a lot of problems no one believed him.

With his thought of the planets he had to go to trial and he was grounded he could not leave his house or also known as house arrest.

Galileo died in 1642 at his house in Italy still on house arrest.

- Dominic W.

Suleiman the Magnificent

 Jacob Brumaghin

Suleiman I “the Magnificent” (name given by the Europeans) was born April 27, 1495 in Trebizond Turkey, died September 5, 1566 in Szigetvar Hungary at the age of 72 while conducting the siege of Szigetvar in Hungary. He is buried in Süleymaniye Mosque Istanbul. He was a straight(sexual orientation) Muslim from the middle east. In 1520 at the age of 25 he became royalty “sultan” or monarch of the Ottoman Empire a “lawgiver” in Islam, he preceded his father Selim I and became the tenth and longest reigning sultan in the Ottoman empire for 47 years. He was not only born during the most glorious period in Islamic history he was born while the renaissance was happening in Europe. His father handed down a well organized country with many willing warriors and allot of money. Suleiman partnered up with Francis I the king of France, they fought against Charles V who was the holy roman emperor at the time, he also brought in a new improved system for feudal tenures (specified jobs) as well as improving the military thus creating the biggest Ottoman fleet ever. Dominating the Red Sea, Mediterranean sea, and Persian Gulf, these strong armies conquered the Christian strongholds of Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungary. He annexed (took) most of the middle east and large chunks of north America (all the way to Algeria) he took this land from the safavids(Iranian dynasty). Suleiman improved not only the army but the economy, education, and criminal law, taxes started to be collected, so basically Suleiman ruled the golden age of the Ottoman empire creating artistic, literary, and architectural development. Suleiman spoke six different languages, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Bosnian, Chagatai(dialect of Turkish language), and Persian. Suleiman was a sultan by day and a poet (under the pseudonym (pen name) of Muhibbr) and goldsmith by night; he broke tradition and married a harem girl named Aleksandra Lisowska also known as Roxelana bringing a raise in harem influence (polygamy), Suleiman had four sons and one daughter his four sons names were Mustafa, Selim II, Bayezid, Cihangir and his daughter was Mihrumâh - Mihrimar. He is so important because he was not only a poligamist but he was the biggest influence on islamic world in the ways he ruled with his laws and ideas. 

proof of importance

1. http://www.nndb.com/people/916/000092640/

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleiman_the_Magnificent

3. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Suleiman_the_Magnificen

The Medici's (Lorenzo)

Summary—Lorenzo de’ Medici was a wealthy bank owner and partial ruler of Florence who came from a ruling family called The Medici’s.

Born—January 1, 1449 Florence, Republic of Florence

Death—April 9, 1492 Careggi, Republic of Florence

Life— Parents are Piero ‘the Gouty’ de’ Medici and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. Father was an art patron and collector. Mother was a poet and writer of sonnets. When his father died he got the leading role in running the Medici Bank. When he started running the bank the assets declined seriously. Like the rest of his family he ruled Florence indirectly. In 1478 a group of people tried to assassinate him, but he survived while his younger brother Giuliano died. He is said to be the most brilliant of all the Medici’s. His death came the same time that The Battle of Centaurs ended.

Accomplishments—His lasting power on art can still be felt today. Influenced what some artists painted or drew. He didn’t just make the art about the church. He brought new artists and art styles into the modern art that we know today.

Impact—Mostly he funded artists that most other people would not have to he let them have a say in an art world that didn’t normally accept them.

Go to his life bio:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de'_Medici

Go to an art info bio:  http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/itasculp/itasculp-12189.html

Go to a partial bio:  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/372332/Lorenzo-de-Medici

Go to a full bio:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Lorenzo-de-Medici

~Ashley Sharp~

Nicolaus Copernicus

Copernicus was a famous renaissance mathematician and astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology.

Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland on February 19, 1473. He was the youngest of four children. In 1466, Russia turned west Russia which included Torun over to the Polish who declared it a free city of the Polish Kingdom. His father died in 1483 and his uncle, Lucas Watzenrode took them under his protection. His uncle was to become bishop of Warmia in 1489. He enrolled in the University of Cracow in 1491. There is no evidence of him earning a degree. His heliocentric idea of the university was thought to go against the Bible so he earned lots of criticism for his ideas. He died on May 24, 1543 on the same day that he was presented with a copy of his published book.

He was the first to hypothesize that the sun was the center of the solar system and that we revolve around it. His book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) was published in 1543 just before his death. It is regarded as the starting point of modern astronomy.

He has changed the world by altering our view on how the solar system is comprised and started modern astronomy.



For more in-depth information, go to:

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/copernicus/

For more general information, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus

To read more about his book, go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_revolutionibus_orbium_coelestium

Cody H.

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

INTRODUCTION:

Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and a translator.

BACKGROUND:
He was born February 1564 in Canterbury, England

He died may 30 1593. He was only 29 when he died. His death is unknown. He died in Deptford, England.

He was babtised the same year he was born.

He studied philosophy and history at Corpus Christi College.


ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
His accomplishment is his poetry

Some of the poems he has written are:

The Jew of Malta

Dr. Faustus

Edward II

And more!!

IMPACT:

His famous quote is "Why should you love him whom the world hates so? Because he love me more than all the world."
his liturature is an  influence to modern liturature

That is Christopher Marlowe!!


Mark Murray





Sources:

http://www.online-literature.com/marlowe/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe

www.goodreads.com/author/.../11155.Christopher_Marlowe

Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh

                Introduction:  Sir Walter Raleigh was a huge Renaissance man; he was an English Aristocrat, writer, poet, solider, courtier, spy, and an explorer, and also participated in a massacre at Smerwick in Ireland.

Background:  He was born to a Protestant family in 1552 in Ireland, but not much is known for a while until the Massacre at Smerwick, and after this massacre he was a Landlord of the Irish rebels. He was very much liked by Queen Elizabeth I, hence, him being crowned as knight in 1585. 1591 he secretly married Elizabeth, one of the ladies-in-waiting, without Queen Elizabeth’s permission and sent to the Tower of London. After his release they retired at Sherborne, Dorset.

Accomplishments:  Also he is most know for sailing to “The city of Gold” in 1594 and exaggerated almost his whole journey and made it into a book “El Dorado”. Then he plotted against King James I, then composed his second search for “El Dorado” and still unsuccessful. And instead of him going on the second trip, for he was ageing very much, he instead sent his son Watt Raleigh, while he stayed on the island. After returning to England, he was arrested and executed in 1618. Also he was well known for popularizing tobacco in England, along with the potato, and for establishing the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island

Impact:  Sir Walter Raleigh changed the world by giving us the wonder of “El Dorado” and if it may still exist, and also introduced tobacco to England and otherwise we would know nothing about tobacco like we do now if it wasn’t for him.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/el-dorado/

http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/people-timelines/12-sir-walter-raleigh-timeline.htm

Calan F.

    

Peter Paul Rubens

Introduction


Peter Paul Rubens was an artist from the 15-16 hundreds.

Background

Peter Paul Rubens born on June 28, 1577. Born in Siegen Westphalia. Was a proponent of extravagant baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality? He was well known for his counter-reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. Became legal advisor and lover of Anna of Saxony she was the second wife of William 1 of Orange. He traveled to Italy(1600-1608) then he ventured to Antwerp(1609-1621) after Antwerp he was in Spain and England and parts of Northern Netherlands(1627-1630). Rubens died on May 30,1640.

Accomplishments


Rubens was well known for his earliest piece of art “drunken Hercules”. Also 509 other paintings. He was also the only painter of his time to paint portraits of African American males. Some of his works were not completed to keep the observers guessing on why and for what purpose he was doing the art work.

Impact


He impacted the world by the movement and colors in all of his paintings.

If you want to read a biography on Peter Paul Rubens click here

All of Rubens art work is capable to look at if you click here

Peter Pauls adventers click here




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kayla Danzeisen <3

Donatello

Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi)

1386-1466

Donatello  was a early Renaissance artist from Italy, he is known for his Sculptures and architecture.

Donatello was Niccolò di Betto Bardi’s son. He was born in Florence Italy around 1386. His first artistic training was in a goldsmith's workshop, and then worked in the studio of Lorenzo Ghiberti. He started being a understudy for Filippo Brunelleschi in Rome in 1407. Him and Filippo’s art ( Donatello’s sculptures and Filippo’s paintings) were considered supreme expressions of the spirit. Donatello went back to Florence with Lorenzo and assisted him with the statues of prophets for the north door of the Florence Baptistery, this was the first job the Donatello got paid a lot of money for. In 1411–1413, Donatello worked on a statue of St.Mark for the church of Orsanmichele.  In 1417 he completed the St. George for the Confraternity of the Cuirass-makers. Between 1417-1426 he worked on Beardless Prophet, Sacrifice of Isaac, Habbakuk, and Jeremiah. Around 1430 he made the bronze David for the Palazzo Medici. David is his most famous piece of art. Donatelo then went to Rome untill 1433, and then returned back to Florence. In 1434 he signed a contract for the marble pulpit on the facade of Prato Cathedral. In 1461, Donatello remained in Siena, where he created a St. John the Baptist. Donatelo died 1466.

Donatello accomplished a lot, but he is most famous for his David. People are always contemplating the sculpture because it is very feminine. It has a helmet with a reef of flowers on it, which is girly, and it has his hand on his hip and him leaning unto a sword.  

Donatello changed the world with his skills of sculpting and architecture.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatello

http://www.wga.hu/bio/d/donatell/biograph.html

www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/.../donatello.html

Bridget A.

Shakespeare

Shakespeare:

Introduction:

William Shakespeare was a writer in the Sixteenth century.

Background:

Shakespeare was said to be born around April 23, 1564 in a town called Stratford. Shakespeare died on died April 23, 1616 at the age of 52. He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18. Anne and William had three kids. William’s only son died at age eleven. Shakespeare’s parents were Mary Arden and John Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was educated at Stratford Grammar School.

Accomplishments: Shakespeare was known for his plays and his sonnets. Some of his plays are; Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet.

Impact: Shakespeare has influenced many other writers. He has had an enormous impact on contemporary plays, movies, and poems.

If you want to read what the play Hamlet is about click here
If you want to read what Romeo and Juliet is about click here
If you want to read one of sSakespeare's sonnets click here

Jordan R :)

Machiavelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a man of many traits. He not only was philosopher, humanist and writer, he also helped found modern political science. He was born Florence Italy on May 3 1469. He was the first son, but the third child. His effects on the world were based mostly in the military. He was very successful in his command of the military, and in 1509 his defeat of Pisa was a full success with little loss on his side and total desolation on the other. Although this absolute flattening of the army was a major success, later in his life he began to engage in politics, and as he began to expand his views, he was promptly misunderstood and the memory of his military prowess was tossed aside. In the end of his life he was considered a supporter of the Medici. Although he ran for an office after the Medici family was driven out he was turned down because of his previous connections to the banking family.   

Adam L

http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/niccolo_machiavelli.html

Henry the VIII

Intro: King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death.

Background Info: Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Also in his lifetime he had six different wives because none could produce a boy. He was an author and a composer. He ruled with absolute power. He was Lord of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII.

Accomplishments: He was the first person to have a divorce in his time; this was a part of the church separation. He was also the supreme head of the church in England.

Impact: First person to divorce his wife. Changed the church. Although he had six wives he had no son.

Six Wives:

1. Catherine of Aragon = annulled

2. Anne Boleyn = annulled then beheaded

3. Jane Seymour = died, childbed fever

4. Anne of Cleves = annulled

5. Catherine Howard = annulled then beheaded

6. Catherine Parr = survived

Hyperlinks:

http://www.blogger.com/goog_1545846472


http://www.blogger.com/goog_1545846472


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England

Nik Esposito

El Greco

Dave Miller

El Greco was, in a word, a splendid artist. He was born in Crete, then a part of the Republic of Venice. His father was a tax collector, and his older brother was a successful merchant. He was brought up in the Greek Orthodox Church. Later in childhood, he attended an art school. There he studied Greek art very intensely. He was schooled in the Post-Byzantine painting technique, which helped him develop his own distinct style.

His first big art move was relocating to Venice. His contemporaries found his art to be odd, disturbing even. His works were not fully appreciated until about the 20th century. He sought to make his style distinct by painting very odd depictions of bible stories and religious subject matter. Among his most famous works are Dormitian of the Virgin, The Assumption of the Virgin, and The Burial of Count Ortaz. He died in Toledo, in 1614. His works still lives on in many Grotesque painters across the globe.

Hyperlinks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Greco

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/greco/

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/el_greco.html

Titian

                       Titian



Self-Portrait of Titian



The Allegory of Prudence

Titian was an Italian painter that made some of the best portraits in the Renaissance period. Titian was born in Pieve di Cadore, Republic of Venice (which is modern-day Italy)in the year of 1477. Titian was the most important member of the 16th-Century Venetian school. Titian trained under two other original Venetian artists, Giovanni Bellini and Giorgoni. Titian earned fame through portraits that he has mads, including portraits of Emperor Charles V, who refused to be painted by other artists. "Titian’s portraits are unique for the way that they express subjective dimension."(from Wikipedia.org) Titian’s early portraits followed Giorgoni with sad and dramatic mood which they portray. Titian has made over 95 different portraits including The assumption of the Virgin and The Allegory of Prudence. Titian often included a lot of colors in his frescos, thus having a lifelong passion for colorful art. Titian is known for building up painting of color instead of design. Titian’s portraits gives people in the 21^st century a feel of what some of the best art in history depicts. Titian died at the age of 99 in 1576. Titian’s portraits changed the world by changing the cliché picture of Renaissance art from design to color.

The Assumption of the Virgin

-Jaccob W.
Cited Sources
april 14,2011http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian

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Your blog entry must include the following four sections:

            Introduction – A quick, 1-sentence summary of the person – give us the highlights.

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            Accomplishments – What is he known for?  What did he do that makes us care about him today?

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