Mr Dowling gives a great overview of the Renaissance period in easy to read language.
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The Renaissance period brought with it many important changes in the social and cultural position of the artist. Over the course of the period there is a steady rise in the status of the painter, sculptor, and architect and a growing sympathy expressed for the visual arts. Click here to explore.
Inventions during the Renaissance: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/renaissance/inventions.htm
Inventions during the Renaissance: http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/inventions-in-the-middle-ages.htm
Timeline of the Renaissance period: http://chaos1.hypermart.net/Full%20Size%202011/Renassiance_Timeline_Large.jpg
BBC - History - British History in depth: The Myth of the Renaissance in Europe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/renaissance_europe_01.shtml
British Museum - Renaissance Europe: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/world_cultures/europe/renaissance_europe.aspx
Early Modern Europe - Renaissance: http://www.besthistorysites.net/EarlyModernEurope_Renaissance.shtml
Exhibits Collection -- Renaissance: http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
History of the Renaissance in Europe: A rebirth, renewal, rediscovery: http://history-world.org/renaissance.htm
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html