The Renaissance Period (1500-1660) is divided into 4 main Period. Such as Elizabethan Period (1558-1603), Jacobean Period (1603-1625), Caroline Period (1625-1649) and Commonwealth Period (1649-1660). 'The Puritan Age' is refers to (1620-1660). The Age of Shakespeare is 1590-1616. Source: Website lecture.