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The humanistic tradition of northern and western Europe
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European Renaissance and Reformation > The humanistic tradition of northern and western Europe
The economic and social conditions behind the intellectual and cultural revolution of humanism in Italy were also present, though in different forms, in other parts of Europe. In some states, chiefly England, France, and Spain, humanism and educational reforms developed around the courts, where political power was being concentrated; in others, such as the Netherlands, …