close friend of Henry II and this is how he accomplished to become the archbishop of Canterbury. He was important because as Archbishop of Canterbury‚ Thomas Becket stubbornly resisted the efforts of King Henry II to include members of the church clergy in his reformation of the English court system and later became a saint. "Thomas Becket." UXL Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L‚ 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 21 Nov. 2013. 15. Describe the state of the church in Chaucer’s middle ages. The
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extremely persuasive in the lives of people living in Europe. By 1500 the church as an institution looked a lot like a state. Throughout medieval history there are currents of anticlericalism which was feelings of mistrust towards the church. The clergy in the church was often accused of wealth‚ corruption‚ and self indulgence. But these were all things that the religion preached the opposite of. However‚ the church was given a tremendous amount of power. Religion became something that was encouraged
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vote on the issue. Also many church members and church organizations donated money to support the Initiative. Many clergy members spoke out after the Conference was over. They stressed the morality revolving around the death penalty issue. In their speeches and letters‚ they emphasized the intrinsic worth and dignity of all human life‚ whether guilty or not guilty. The clergy also stressed that no justice comes out of the death penalty. Supporters of the Initiative hoped that the Catholic community
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Civilians of the French colonies fought for social equality. The social classes in France were divided into three estates‚ the Clergy‚ Nobility‚ and Commoners. The Clergy and Nobility were excluded from taxes‚ while the Commoners had to pay taxes and were burdened with manual labor. This played a major role in the cause of the revolution. Another issue that took part in the revolution was overpopulation
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The meeting was between the three estates. Clergy made up the First Estate. The Second Estate was made up of the nobles‚ and the Third Estate consisted of the commoners. At this meeting they discussed taxes and the financial crisis France was in. They also talked about if each estate was to vote by order‚ meaning each estate got one vote‚ or if they should vote by head. This was unfair to the commoners because they didn’t get a say and because the clergy and nobles had the same point of view. The
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scholars in the Late Middle Ages. c. among the subjects in which scholars of the Late Middle Ages built on medieval thinking. d. among the subjects that scholars virtually ignored in the Late Middle Ages. The Cluny reform movement sought to a. remove the clergy from royal authority. b. strengthen the powers of the Holy Roman Emperor. c. rejoin the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. d. abolish monasticism and promote clerical marriage. The group that benefited the most from the Investiture Controversy
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St. Paul’s Cathedral in London is the seat of the Bishop of London and a major London landmark. It is located on Ludgate Hill in the financial district known as the City of London. The present St. Paul’s Cathedral‚ which was built between 1675 and 1710‚ is the fourth cathedral to occupy the site‚ which was sacred even before Christianity arrived. The cathedral’s immediate predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The cathedral enjoyed by visitors today was designed by
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Revolution"). The First Estate owned nearly 10 percent of all land in France. It paid no taxes but‚ to support church activities such as school running and caring for the poor‚ they collected a tithe‚ or a tax on income. About one-third of the entire clergy in France served as parish priests. Parish priests usually lived a hardworking life. This
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the country to the verge of bankruptcy agreed to summon the ’estatesgeneral’ (a form of parliament‚ but without real power) in order to try and raise taxes. people were angered by Louis’ refusal to allow the three estates the first (clergy)‚ second (nobles) and third (commons) to meet simultaneously‚ the Third Estate proclaimed itself a national assembly‚ declaring that only it had the right to represent the nation. king intended to suppress the assembly provoked the popular storming of the Bastille prison
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The French Revolution is considered to be one of the most significant events in world history. It drastically changed the face of France‚ which at the time of the Revolution was the most powerful country in Europe‚ as well as altered the society and government. The causes of the French revolution are attributed to several intertwining factors. Socioeconomic‚ political‚ and intellectual events before and during the revolution fueled it from the start. Hundreds of French soldiers who fought for
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