![]() ![]() The Counter-Reformation may have kept the Church alive in some countries, but even there, the rulers and royalty managed to regain considerable secular power. ![]() First, the reformist movement that led to Protestantism, the Anglican Church, and consequently the birth of nascent capitalism. It managed to revitalize the aristocracy and royal courts and eroded Church power. Its achievements however were considerable. ![]() The cultural movement in Italy, sparked by the rediscovery of classical texts and culture, developed a dynamic middle-class in city-states and the mix of art and science was by and large restricted to a small minority. The Enlightenment can best be understood as the Even Better Sequel to The Renaissance. ![]()
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