Humanism and Humanists

What was Humanism

A development of the Renaissance founded on the rediscovery of original Latin and Greek texts

Humanist scholars during Henry VII’s reign

• William Grocyn, Thomas Linacre and Desiderius Erasmus

Humanism during Henry VII’s reign

• Made little impression on England

• England intellectual life continued to be dominated by traditional medieval scholastic philosophy

• Which humanists considered to be old fashioned and too formal

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