ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

JACOBEAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620-1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of ____ in London in 1625.
A
Cholera
B
Tuberculosis
C
Bubonic plague
D
Plague (disease)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620–1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of bubonic plague in London in 1625.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jacobean era was the time when King James I was king of England, between 1603 and 1625. During this time, the first American colonies were founded and the Gunpowder Plot occurred, in which a group of religious extremists tried to blow up the English Parliament building and kill King James.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Jacobean Age or Era was a period in English and Scottish history, from 1603-1625. It corresponds with the reign of James VI of Scotland. He inherited the English crown in 1603 and was named James I. The era followed the Elizabethan and came before what’s known as the Caroline era.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jacobean age, (from Latin Jacobus, “James”), period of visual and literary arts during the reign of James I of England (1603–25).

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