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The Itinerary of John Leland in or About the Years 1535-1543; Parts 1 to 3. 1907
The Itinerary of John Leland in or About the Years 15351543 Parts 1 to 3 1907 Author:John Leland General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1907 Original Publisher: G. Bell and sons Subjects: Great Britain England History / General History / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Europe / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrat... more »ions and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: § i. LelaruTs Life, Times, and Works. The renaissance of learning and literature which arose in the later years of Henry VII, when the ardour with which the introduction of Greek studies was greeted by English scholars carried them to France and Italy, and in return brought over the great Erasmus, was a movement which, in its gathering strength, powerfully affected men and events in the following reign. Henry VIII, himself a fair scholar in his brilliant youth, delighting in music, able in later days to wield the pen, encouraged learning and progress in many directions. His personality and ability commanded the allegiance of his people in spite of his faults. The energy which he and his ministers brought to bear upon politics both external and internal, on matters economic, administrative, and ecclesiastical, was responsive to the growing life of the people, and was responded to in turn. It was a time of broadening change, a thirst for knowledge was spreading, the leaven of the Wyclifite reforms was silently working, better education was being provided in school and college, a more modern spirit filled the age. It was the age of the wise Sir Thomas More, Sir Thomas Elyot, and the poets Wyatt and Surrey, men of letters; of Latimer, the bold and witty preacher; of Tyndale, controversialist and translator of the Bible; of the good Bishop Fisher; of Roger Ascham and Sir John Cheke, learned tutors to princes: of Fabian, Edward...« less