What are some historical criticisms of the idea of an 'English Renaissance'?
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The notion of referring to this period of English history as a Renaissance was popularized by historian Jacob Burckhardt in the 19th century. Therefore is is a modern idea.
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Many scholars have pointed out that England's cultural achievements during this period had no connection to those of the Italian Renaissance, and that the literary movements of the Elizabethan era took their basis from the flourishing of literature which had begun with Chaucer 200 years before.