about; acting as a mediator between other countries and gaining respect and prestige so this was a great success. In 1518 Wolsey hosted a great conference in London which representatives of the majority of European powers‚ including Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor‚ attended and agreed to peace in Europe. Furthermore with the signing of the Treaty by the Pope London became the centre of Christian Europe and meant Wolsey gained support from the Pope‚ resulting in future ambitions to become Pope‚ although
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common opponent. The children of Ferdinand and Isabel were all made political counters in their father’s great marriage league. The eldest daughter was married to the heir of Portugal; their only son married the daughter of Maximilian‚ King of the Romans. Their second daughter‚ Juana‚ was married to the Emperor’s son‚ Philip‚ sovereign‚ in the right of his mother of the richest inheritance of Burgundy‚ Flanders‚ Holland and the Franche Comté. The youngest of Ferdinand’s daughter’s Catherine‚ was destined
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changed when him and the pope had a fight about the divorce over Henry VIII and Catherine Of Aragon who failed to give him the son that he wanted to please his dead father with. The pope refused to accept the divorcement with Henry because the holy roman emperor was related to Catherine and refused to let the pope let him divorce her as Charles controlled the pope. Henry had had enough and had an idea that he could make himself the head of the church and then he can divorce himself. Henry had many reason
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Objectives of Henry VIII’s Foreign Policy 1. Enhance his reputation and ambition. Comparisons with other great warrior Kings eg. Henry V. 2. Pursue rivalry with France. Claim to title of King of France. Nobility and soldiers keen to fight in France. Threat of close relations and possible alliances between France and Scotland. 3. Honour and Glory. Warfare was the way Kings achieved this. David Potter is quite sceptical about such high flown ambitions but other historians
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stating that all land owners must pay taxes. Towards the end of his reign he was encountered by aristocratic and peasant rebellions. In 1685-1725 Peter the Great was the important figure that led to Russia’s rise in power. Peter became the emperor of Russia in 1685. Peter was the one who caused the Northern War against Sweden in 1700. This war went on for twenty-one years. The Russians defeated the Swedish and were able to take over the land on the Baltic Coast. This leads to the building
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French music project Édith Piaf Birth name Édith Giovanna Gassion Also known as La Mome Piaf Born 19 December 1915 Died 11 october 1963 (aged 47) Genres cabaret‚ torch songs‚ chanson Early life Much of Piaf’s life is a big mystery. She was born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville‚ Paris. Her birth certificate has the Hôpital Tenon‚ the hospital for the 20th arrondissement
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Some of history’s greatest rulers such as Peter the Great‚ Catherine the Great‚ Frederick the Great‚ and Joseph II have been considered to be enlightened despot. One of these was also Napoleon Bonaparte. They ways by which Napoleon has been considered to be a despot are through his economic policies‚ religious and educational policies‚ and the Code Napoleon. The term "enlightened despot" has been used to describe many great rulers‚ but it might be misinterpreted. The word "enlightened" means to
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World famous French Enlightenment writer once said‚ “The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy‚ nor Roman‚ nor an Empire.” Many historians have contested each other over any of these three attributes of the empire. Was it truly a “holy”‚ “roman”‚ or even an “empire”? The Empire’s beginning started when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne‚ King of the Franks at the time‚ emperor of the newly formed state. The prestigious title remained to the Carolingian family until around 888 A.D. and from 896 to 899.
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but also got a bad rap as experimenters with alchemy. 3. Alchemy as a science – idea of changing metals into gold‚ matter into spirit iv. Grotesque 4. Etymology – grotto‚ Italian word‚ for ornamental art found in Roman bathhouses e. Any form of art that allows for interpenetration of overly rigid categories (i.e.‚ human and animal‚ human and vegetable.) 5. Titus Bathhouse paintings telling narrative stories; type of art receptive to people
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Gaius Octavius Augustus First Emperor of the Roman Empire Clinton Jenkins Hum 121 Octavius Research Paper 10/11/12 Gaius Octavius Augustus First Emperor of the Roman Empire Gaius Octavius‚ better known to historians as Augustus‚ succeeded his great uncle Julius Caesar following his assassination. In his wake‚ Augustus would become the first Emperor of the newly formed Roman Empire and bring massive‚ sweeping revisions to Roman law as well as centralize the government‚ military
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