King Henry II and Thomas Bennett were very close friends . Henry was the king of England and he had a great opportunity . The Theobald archbishop of Canterbury was the head of church of england and he saw potential in Thomas. He put him under his church tree and through that Thomas gained experiences and had great success and was the archbishop’s servant and trustworthy.King Henry II appointed Thomas as a position of chancellor of england. Now the chancellor is an important job because it was second
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3 support the argument that Henry VII was a good king? Henry VII had a very controversial reign. Some people argue that he was not in fact the rightful king; which resulted in a lot of tension among Britain and the houses of Lancaster and York. However despite Henrys weak hereditary claim to the throne‚ others argue that he was in fact a good king. Sources 1 and 3 both have firm views of Henry VII as a monarch‚ but source 2 presents both sides to this debate. Henry VII is known for his wise and
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Henry viii was Ruler of Britain from 21 April 1509 until his demise. He was Master‚ and later expected the Majesty‚ of Ireland‚ and proceeded with the ostensible case by English rulers to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second ruler of the Tudor administration‚ he isolated of the Congregation of Britain from the Roman Catholic Church because he believed in absolute monarchy he got married six times‚ one of his marriages he married to a woman called Anne Boleyn and she gave birth to Elizabeth
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person who shows the capability of being a successful leader‚ that person was King Henry VIII. One of the reasons for this is because Henry used many intelligent methods while ruling. Another reason is that he did whatever was necessary to attain what he wanted. Lastly‚ when comparing King Henry’s leadership style to the other leadership styles in this play‚ it is evident that Henry was the most successful. King Henry VIII’s
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King Henry VIII who lived from 1509-1547 amazes over the hundreds of years. He established a national church‚ changed government‚ assembled a solid Navy and supported a prospering of expressions of the human experience. He is additionally associated with the unprecedented conjugal carousel that saw him marry six wives in his journey for a male beneficiary to secure the Tudor line on England’s throne. Henry VIII was a Scottish king. Henry VIII had multiple wives throughout his short lifespan. Each
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However Henry II and Louis VII were not the only kings that Walter Map had met during his life‚ he also served at the court of the Henry II’s first son: Henry the Young. Walter Map probably joined the court of the future king of England‚ as others men like Walter de Coutance and William Marshal did‚ in order to be sure to have a place at the king’s court also in a future where Henry II could be dead; however Walter Map flied away when the Young King rebelled against his own father. Henry the Young
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good and wise? The nation of England needed a king who would care for the concerns and welfare of the people‚ and to the happiness of the land‚ Henry V was just the king that was needed. Being a young king‚ his life was still often wrapped around pleasure seeking activities. Yet‚ unlike other young rulers‚ Henry V took his mantle of a monarch seriously. It was his profession‚ and he was determined to see it done well. While he was immature in some areas of his life‚ Henry V fit the expectations of a
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Jessica Annobil Mrs Harris “The Church of England was only a half reformed church in the period 1559-1603”. To what extent is this statement valid? (45marks) This statement is valid to a considerable extent. This is due to the fact that before Elizabeth came to the throne her siblings had been before her‚ Edward VI (1547-53) and Mary I (1553-59)‚ these two had a contrasting religious beliefs and both implemented harsh penalties for those who did not conform to their religious reform. This is one
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King Henry VIII was a man known for being girl crazy‚ he seemed like he would want a new girl everyday. In a way he loved girls‚ but had no feelings for them. According to Lord Mountjoy to Erasmus‚ 1509 “He used to marry a new wife every day‚ and chop off her head next morning.”(Lord Mountjoy to Erasmus‚ 1509) He had been married six times; divorced four times‚ and beheaded two of them. He was the reason of getting rid of the pope’s power in England‚ because of the very reason of wanting to get a
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Why did Henry break from Rome? Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in Rome in 1534 for a number of reasons. These included love‚ money‚ power and religion. The most important reason was his divorce. This was important for a number of reasons. Firstly‚ he would be rid of the ugly Catherine Of Aragon and he could marry Anne Boleyn instead. Henry never did get on well with Catherine and he decided to divorce her. Another important reason was money. This was because when Henry did break with
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