jun 30, 1577 - A time of art

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The start of the Tudor Dynasty marks a whole new period in both history and literature. With bbc.com stating “The Wars of the Roses, fought during the fifteenth century between the royal houses of York (whose emblem was the white rose) and Lancaster (the red rose) ended with the death of Yorkist King Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field. Henry Tudor was crowned King Henry VII and married Elizabeth of York, uniting the rival houses. The wars had impoverished many aristocratic landholders; Henry VII seized this chance to consolidate and centralize power in his court. The court was a place steeped in intrigue and ambition where elegance, ease, and the ability to decipher words with multiple meanings (in poetry no less than in politics) were prized abilities. Court tastes in music, dance, poetry, theater, and masque shaped the taste of the nation.” Before the Tudor Dynasty, the war of the roses impoverished the nation. Most people were merely trying to make ends meet and simply had not the time. Especially not the money to produce any kind of literature. However, with the rise of the Tudor Dynasty brought prosperity and art back into the kingdom.

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