Growth of European Nation-States THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABSOLUTISM IN FRANCE * Francis I (Valois): Rival of the HRE and Charles V‚ unsuccessfully battled to weaken Habsburgs. * Concordat of Bologna: Granted the Pope right to collect the first year’s revenue from the Church offices in return for the ability to nominate high officials in the French Churchnationalized the church and increased the power of the monarchy * Francis I and Henry II (his successor) were opposed to any reform
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Catholicism under Henry VIII During and throughout the reign of Henry Tudor there were numerous changes that took place in regards of religion itself and as a result of this‚ religious divisions (which still resonate today) inevitably took hold in England. Initially and arguably so Henry was staunchly Catholic from the get go and on the outside certainly portrayed this in the beginning of his reign‚ however he also repeatedly made decisions which more than hinted at a lean towards Protestantism
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Girard Girard P.1 Professor Maddock History 308 3/22/10 The economic and political success of the Dutch and the English between 1570-1766 How the Dutch and English became successful was not only in trading but being merchants and bankers as well. When the other countries were busy fighting each other the Dutch were specializing in trading with them. Out of 20‚000 trading vessels 16‚000 of them were Dutch ships." In the early 1400’s two thirds were based in Amsterdam."The English and Dutch went
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queens and yet most probably none of them deserved the attention from historians and novelists like Queen Elizabeth I‚ also known as ‘Gloriana’‚ ‘Good Queen Bess’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn and is one of the most famous queens in England‚ who stayed on the throne for 44 years‚ starting in 1558 up to her death in 1603. Her childhood was far from happy or peaceful‚ for she lived in an atmosphere of religious intolerance‚ with her father’s
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selfish glutton. Surprisingly his strong desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon‚ his first wife made the English Reformation a more political than religious cause. The pope refused to grant Henry VII’s request to divorce Catherine of Aragon for Anne Boleyn. His attention then focused on the archbishop of Canterbury‚ head of the highest court in England. The archbishop condoned a divorce and annulled King Henry VII’s first marriage. Soon after Anne became queen she had a child‚ whom was a girl. This
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The causes of discontent between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland‚ and timeline: The seed of religious division in Ireland was sown by the Reformation movement and a king’s desires. The reformation religious movement of the 1500’s that led to Protestantism. It had a tremendous impact on social‚ political‚ and economic life‚ and its influences are still felt today. The movement began in 1517 when Martin Luther‚ a German monk‚ protested certain practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Henry
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Italian/Northern Renaissance | | Medici Family | They dominated Florence during the 15th century and were interested in industry‚ trade‚ and banking. The first was Giovanni di Bicci de’Medici (1360-1429)‚ and the most famous was Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)‚ the great grandson of Giovanni. Medici power fell after Savonarola (1452-1498)‚ a Franciscan friar‚ gained power‚ and therefore‚ Florence was never the same. | Humanism | England: * Started taking hold in early 15th century taught
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The Renaissance was a time of change and prosperity‚ a time of rebirth full of innovations and inspiration. "Renaissance‚" which is actually French for "rebirth‚" describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries (Encyclopædia Britannica). Europe broke free from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of financial growth. The Renaissance was an age in which artistic‚ social‚ scientific‚ and political
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Larissa J. Taylor-Smither. Elizabeth I: A Psychological Profile. The Sixteenth Century Journal‚ Vol. 15‚ No.1 (Spring‚ 1984)‚ pp‚ 47-72 Larissa J. Taylor-Smither’s article‚ Elizabeth I: A Psychological Profile‚ researches into which factors determined Elizabeth’s position as an effective leader and how she achieved success in her reign‚ despite the odds stacked against her. The text seeks to understand why male attitudes towards ruling women still remained negative despite this successful reign
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Catholicism Without a Pope Does this adequately describe the Henrican Reformation? Throughout the reign of Henry Tudor there were multiple changes made in respect of religion and as a result of this‚ religious divisions (which are still observable in England today) began to take hold. Henry was initially‚ and arguably‚ always a Catholic. However‚ he repeatedly made decisions which suggested a leaning towards Protestantism. At a time when radical religious ideas were spreading‚ England became
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