made it hard to settle down and work. They took the most fertile land and would rent it and sell it for very high prices. The crown and clergy also owned 2/7 of the land. None of these land owners did much with their land and did not allow roads to be built through them‚ making travel more of a hassle. After the rebellion Britain did not rule and crown and clergy was not given land as easily‚ making it easier for people to develop cities and towns in Canada. The Rebellion of Canada from 1837-1838
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During the Middle Ages‚ England was known to have had a system of aristocracy that greatly resembled that of a caste. It contained the leading members of the church as well as the clergy who were local priests but not members of the aristocracy. The highest church officials lived in palaces and owned lots of land which was a major source of wealth. These church leaders also had a “great deal of power to shape the political events of the day”. They were referred to as the “first estate”. The “second
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One of the first examples of Anglican reform during the English Reformation may be seen in the two ecclesiastical injunctions imposed by Thomas Cromwell in 1536 and 1538. The first injunction demanded that the clergy teach the Articles of Faith and the Ten Commandments to both their congregations and the children of the community. Parents were urged to either educate their children or apprentice them to occupations to lower crime and social disorder. Rich clerics were instructed to support scholars
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Lecture 2. THE REFORMATION Recap: • Political organisation: and development of Renaissance monarchies‚ move towards centralised orgnans of administration‚ expanded bureaucracies‚ use of media to burnish image of rulers • Renaissance: individualism‚ man as autonomous moral agent‚ capacity to do good or evil • Society: large percentage‚ subsitance existance. Much more space for the divine than today • History as relationship with the past: the process of our own interaction with the pas as
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spirituality. The Puritans had grown in number ever since Charles the Second assumed the throne‚ who had also agreed to join the French to oppose Holland and bring Catholicism back to England. While James the Second was the next king‚ much of the Anglican clergy were accommodating to the new monarchs‚ but they started to gravitate away from the extremes. This gave England a period of superiority and good feelings for a while‚ as religious minority groups such as Catholics‚ Jews‚ and Unitarians were suppressed
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Smith‚ John Locke‚ and Voltaire. I am going the talk about Rousseau and Montesquieu. In France their society system was not working. They were under a Monarchy type of government. They had three estates the first one was called the first estate (Clergy)‚ then second estate (Nobles)‚ and then third estate (Peasants) . This didn’t work because the third estate had to pay all of the taxes and they were the least wealthy. After this failed the revolution
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As time went on‚ the Protestant Reformation did begin to bring increased literacy as well as the development of the Swedish language. Although various demands were made to prevent the sale and distribution of Lutheran reading materials‚ the only Swedish print house was under royal control; consequently‚ the king was in control of what sort of materials were allowed to be printed within Sweden. Petri‚ the priest of Stockholm‚ now in close connection with the king‚ was very proficient in creating liturgical
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church was ending‚ the renaissance began. The political power of the king changed greatly. Peasants were given land for money‚ causing the king to need to raise taxes. However the poor peasants didn’t have extra money to give him. The merchants and clergy men who are taxed‚ want something in return. So‚ the king forms a parliament. This allows the king to be overruled. Also‚ as humanism started to become popular‚ people drifted away from the church‚ giving the pope very little power. Thus‚ there is
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Cambridge University he was exposed to puritan ideas and married his wife at the age of 17. Because of his education he wanted to reform the national church from within‚ by purging it from everything back to Rome. He wanted to change the hierarchy of the clergy and all the traditional rituals of the Catholic Church. For awhile John had considered becoming a clergyman but became a lawyer instead. In 1620 he chartered at boat to the New
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere’s play Tartuffe caused much controversy on its release upon the reigning king of France at that time. This comedy of greed‚ lust‚ deceit‚ hypocrisy‚ devotion‚ ardor‚ and truth had to be rewritten three times before the clergy approved it for public viewing. It especially angered a group called The Brotherhood‚ which was dedicated to the preservation of very strict religious observances. Moliere was merely finding a way to express his thoughts about several attitudes and
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