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The Renaissance is a crucial period of European development and growth in so many areas that underpin almost all subsequent studies, but it is rarely given more than a second glance. Paradoxically, this is because not only are there numerous different areas on which the teacher could focus, but also because for all this breadth, there are few areas where the Renaissance is seen as ‘purely’ historical – art, religious studies, geography and English literature could all lay claim to be the ‘true’ subject for teaching the Renaissance, depending on what aspect of it was being examined.

Despite this, it is a powerful vehicle for the promotion of key historical skills – cause and consequence, source analysis, thematic study and comparative argument lie at the heart of any serious study of the Renaissance.