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====Conclusion====

The Northern Renaissance was deeply influenced by the Italian Renaissance, but it was not merely an imitation of it. The Renaissance north of the Alps was much more religious than the largely secular and pagan Renaissance in the south and it arguably laid the intellectual foundations of the Reformation. The Northern Renaissance was inspired by the ideas that flourished in the city-states such as Florence and Venice.<ref>Huinzinga,.56</ref> The Northern Renaissance could not have developed without the growing peace and prosperity of the region especially after the difficult 14th century. This allowed members of the elite to become the patrons of writers and artists. Then there was the invention of the printing press, that made the works of the writers from the past known to many more people and this did much to propagate the values and beliefs of the Northern Renaissance. Changes in society, such as the decline in feudalism meant that there was a growing willingness to accept new ideas and beliefs. The rising urban elites and national monarchies in England and France were very willing to adopt the ideals of the Renaissance.

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