We all look up to leaders‚ but who do they look up to? In the society we live in today‚ there are many political leaders all around the world. From the United States president to the pope of the Roman Catholic Church‚ people just like us are fighting for good causes. Leaders have walked the face of this earth and have left their marks in history. Saint Thomas More was one of those people. Saint Thomas was a lawyer‚ author‚ and a statesman. Born in 1478‚ More served under King Henry VIII. He became
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How successful has Henry VII in securing international recognition? At the start of his reign Henry realised that International recognition was important‚ especially from major powers in Europe such as France as well as maintain relations with those he was already allied to such as Brittany. As a result he decided to invade Boulogne with 12‚000 men‚ a campaign that he was sure would not end in retaliation as he had been informed that the French were preparing for war on the Italian peninsula. As
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Chapter 17 - The Age of Absolutism. (1550-1800). (1) Extending Spanish Power. (2) France Under Louis XIV. (3) Triumph of Parliament in England. (4) Rise of Austria and Prussia. (5) Absolute Monarchy in Russia. (1) Extending Spanish Power. Setting the Scene. 1500s-1700s. Monarchs get powerful. Build royal army to replace nobles’ army. Take new lands and expand government. Lay foundation for nations of Europe today. Serious-minded King Philip II of Spain was member of Hapsburg dynasty. The Hapsburg
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individual belief. His writing spread so well through the printing press that by the middle of the 16th century half of the German population had adopted the Lutheran religion. In England‚ another reformation took place. Henry XIII ’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon was not producing a son‚ so Henry wanted a divorce. When the pope refused to grant the divorce‚ Henry severed all ties with him‚ and made himself the Supreme Head of the Anglican Church‚ or simply put‚ the pope of England. Meanwhile‚ in France
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The English language had almost no prestige abroad at the beginning of the sixteenth century. One of the earliest sixteenth-century works of English literature‚ Thomas More’s Utopia‚ was written in Latin for an international intellectual community. It was only translated into English during the 1550s‚ nearly a half-century after its original publication in Britain. By 1600‚ though English remained somewhat peripheral on the continent‚ it had been transformed into an immensely powerful expressive
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King Henry the VII was seen as 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
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How different was English Christianity in the reign of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) from that of the childhood of Roger Martyn (born c. 1527)? In the years of Elizabeth I reign and in the years of Roger Martyn childhood‚ English Christianity was very different. In both time periods‚ religion was a very important thing. People lived their lives by religion and religion set laws for every day life. But the methods of worship and the culture of religion was very different. Also both times had different
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(1) England Notion of the Renaissance Prince Recent War of the Roses created a sense of political instability for the Tudor dynasty --Henry VIII The significance of a male heir to the Tudors B. England Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon Henry seeks an annulment Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it A “political reformation” only at first John Calvin (1509-1564) More of a scholar than Luther More of a systematic thinker than
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The Renaissance was a re-awakening of learning following about a thousand years of "sleep." Europe began to experience great change by about 1450. Within one hundred years‚ Columbus had sailed to America‚ literacy spread‚ scientists made great discoveries‚ and artists created work that still inspires us today. Historians call the next period of European history the "Renaissance‚" or the "rebirth." The Renaissance is the beginning of modern history. Perhaps the most important thing to remember
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excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church (Pendleton‚ C). Evidently‚ as Henry VIII became the Supreme Head‚ he did not need to seek the permission of the Pope or anyone else to do as he pleases. This not only gave him free way to get a divorce from Queen Catherine‚ but also as he gained independence from the catholic church‚ all the privileges that the church had revoked would be returned to King Henry
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