And Now For Something Completely Different (well maybe not that different

So now let's look at the North (England, France, etc.).

HOW WERE THEIR RENAISSANCE'S DIFFERENT FROM ITALY?????????

All intellectual hallmarks were still present but different in application due to different tradition
The North focused more on God and more morals with an absence of human praise.  Also focused on questioning dogma while south was content with accepting traditions.

"The Church" in More's eyes

Thomas More - Utopia - why call utopia “nowhere?”
Satire criticizing current society that seemed obsessed with material goods
They pushed for reform through social institutions like the Church (most important), schools, government. Basic problem - greed 
Wanted to devalue money (gold chamber pot)

Erasmus - thought best humanistic teaching was EDUCATION  BASE  ON THE BIBLE
Critical of church for being into material goods and wants to reform Bible and church
Pushed reform for education through morals and studying bible
Essence of his thought is "Philosophy of Christ" and look to inner attitude of heart
Praise of Folly - satire - thinks everyone (laymen and church and nobility) is praising worldly material wealth (aka the wrong thing)

Why use satire?
Critical of current times in a subtle way so people find out answers for self and to not straight out say something bad because you could die - satire is humorous way to avoid accountability for words.

Government

Violent and aggressive everywhere with government growing weaker so they start changing.
Monarchs want to take power away from nobility to benefit themselves by getting rid of rivals

France - 100 Years War somewhat centralized France but monarch still needed more power
and get support from upper middle class rather than nobility
Why? Nobility are untrustworthy - competing for power -turns to upper middle class who does not have enough power to be dangerous

Charles VII getting control of French Church

Pragmatic Sanction of Bourgeois - Charles VII of France takes away papacy control in France, only the crown has control over bishops and churches in France - consolidating power for Royalty and increase revenue to get standing army (for more power to king).
King Louis XI - gets rid of aristocracy brigandage (aristocratic pillaging and impressment) with a standing army - ends private wars with private armies.

Henry and the Court of the Star Chamber

England - Opposed to France trying to get nobility out, England has Magna Carta that gave people more power.  So they can't push out nobility because nobility are in parliament which is institution.
Court of the star chamber - boy king Henry VII does not trust nobles and does not touch parliament.  Instead brings in middle class to be “go to” cabinet (justices of peace).  He could trust them because they are middle class