What was the Renaissance?
What was the Renaissance?

The Renaissance was a long period of cultural, intellectual and political development, not one sudden event. It began especially in Italian cities in the 15th century and spread unevenly across Europe by c.1600.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level History The Renaissance c.1400–c.1600. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.