. An English history with illustrations and maps/ by Symes ; adapted for use in Canadian elementary schools by George M. Wrong. The Known World in thk Time of Richard the Third. recent invention of printing had made easy the circulation ofideas. Mens minds were aroused. Literary and artisticinterests, that had died out during the middle ages, now beganto revive. Men studied art; they read, and a good manywrote, books. They travelled, and a spirit of adventure was THE HOUSE OF YORK 127 soon to lead to the discovery of America, and of a sea route toIndia by the Cape of Good Hope. A great up
. An English history with illustrations and maps/ by Symes ; adapted for use in Canadian elementary schools by George M. Wrong. The Known World in thk Time of Richard the Third. recent invention of printing had made easy the circulation ofideas. Mens minds were aroused. Literary and artisticinterests, that had died out during the middle ages, now beganto revive. Men studied art; they read, and a good manywrote, books. They travelled, and a spirit of adventure was THE HOUSE OF YORK 127 soon to lead to the discovery of America, and of a sea route toIndia by the Cape of Good Hope. A great upheaval in the. The Voyages of Columbus to America, of Vasco da Gama to India, and ofMagellan Round the World. Church was also drawing near. Tliough it seemed strongerthan ever, its power was really undermined. Greek, thelanguage of the New Testament, had long been almostforgotten in the West. Now its study revived, and the newinterest in learning was soon to lead many to question theteaching, and to reject the authoiity, of the religious leaderswhom they had formerly obeyed. 128 AN ENGLISH HISTORY Chief Dates ] [483. I461. 1470. March. Sept. I47I. April 14. * May 4. May 21. 1483. April 9. May 4. June 25. 1483- 1485. 1483. 1485. Reign of Edward the Fourth. Battle of Towton. Warwick and the Duke of Clarence escape to France. They return to England. Edward flees to Flanders, and Henry VI is defeats Warwick at defeats Margaret, and kills Prince Edward at VI dies in the of Edward is declared becomes of Ri
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