anyway it was normal in the 16th century to punish anyone who disagreed with you by executing them the punishment for stealing was hanging. Mary’s sister‚ Elizabeth‚ executed 300 people at once after they rebelled against her and Mary’s father Henry VIII executed 70‚000 people for challenging his authority‚ also the book which tells us how horrible Mary’s executions were is written by a protestant. He wanted to make her look evil and almost certainly exaggerated the story. He says that she executed
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Was king john really a failure King John is one of the most well-known figures in history because he was the son of King Henry and his brother was Richard the lionheart. Many people think that john was a failure to the throne. However‚ some people disagree with this view of john. They argue that the evidence that supports the traditional story is unreliable. My view is that john was a successful king. My interpretation differs to the traditional story of king john but
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Do you agree with the view that the main cause of the Pilgrimage of Grace was a widespread dislike of religious changes? There were three main rebellions in Henry VIII’s reign as king; The Lincolnshire Rising‚ The Pilgrimage of Grace and Cumberland Rebellion. These rebellions were all connected because each one triggered off the next one. The three main factors that set off the rebellions were the economic state of the country‚ the political state and the religious activities at the time. There
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seats at the dinner table. Mary had to come to the reality that her household had been destroyed and she now belonged to the household of Elizabeth. Henry had many demands for Mary after Elizabeth was born. He commanded that she renounce her parent’s marriage for being unlawful‚ reject her faith‚ and recognize Henry as the supreme heard of the court. Henry gave Mary a dreadful lifestyle until she finally gave into his commands. After this Mary had a distrust for English men and a damaged upbringing.
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is original or if it’s copied from somewhere else. As expected the specific article about reformation in England (the article I got directed to) has information that’s not consistent with other trustworthy sources‚ e.g.: NE‚ where DKIEL and NE’s years differs with around 5 years and NE is considered a trustworthy source. The use of history at least on the article about reformation in England‚ is a mixture of political
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from the Catholic Church called the Protestant Reformation‚ causing the Roman Catholic countries to secure their power in the world by converting non-Christian countries. C. England originally did not explore the New World‚ England was Catholic and so was Spain. 1. When England became Protestant‚ Spain and England became rivals. Britain began exploring. 2. Spain attacked Britain in 1588‚ the storm “The Protestant Wind” arose and scattered the fleet‚ ensuring England’s naval dominance
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imagine how terrible it was for King Henry VIII because he only need a son and this happened. I was astound by Elizabeth because at a very young age she showed her potentials and showed exceptional intelligence‚ excelling at her studies well beyond any of the other royal children. When Elizabeth’s older sister Mary I came to the throne and married the Hapsburg prince of Spain‚ I was confused because the soon-to-be Philip II will be married to the Queen of England so how will they rule each the two
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Historian Linda Porter in Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr‚ the Last Wife of Henry VIII describes Parr as “so naturally gracious and intelligent that it was not a difficult transition from being a minor noble woman to queen.” She is right; it was not hard for Parr to assume the role of queen. On top of the irreproachable reputation of her virtue and maidenhood given to her by her widowhood‚ Parr was also educated to the standards befitting an early modern woman; Parr was
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What factors in a difficult situation make a character favorable? Perhaps it is the one who is out for the greater good of the majority. Sticking to the right judgment is what many are all taught to do‚ but what if making the right and just judgement only brought rejection from the people. Out of the both leading noble men from An Enemy of the People and A Man for All Seasons‚ I believe that Dr. Thomas Stockmann is the greatest character because of his persistence and good intentions he carried.
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and discuss their importance in the history of England. (About 2000 words) In about a thousand years of monarchy‚ England had many remarkable kings and 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
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