he was judge a lot and this make a little bit difficult to rule and the was a with poor health and this was a challenge for him because he was sick ‚ he influence the militaru politic ideas . James II was the king of England and Irland he was the roman catholic monarch to reign over england scotland and irland ‚ he was the second surviving son of charles I he was describe as a constitutional monarch because he wasn’t the only one witwih power and vote he ‚ he rise to the power because of his father
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seventeen provinces soon jelled under the leadership of William prince of orange. William was born in 1533 and was raised as a Lutheran‚ when he was 11‚ and when his cousin died he inherited the title Prince of Orange‚ on the condition that he had a Roman Catholic education. He grew up and became a wealthy nobleman who originally served the Hasburgs as a member of the court of Margaret of Parma‚ the governor of the Spanish Netherlands who was the king’s representative due to the fact of being Charles
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making Vienna became a center for music and the arts. If I were to have dinner with Maria Theresa I would have some questions about her life and her reign. My first question would be‚ “What was your biggest fear about taking over the throne of the Holy Roman Empire as the first female ruler?” Everyone has fears going into new changes into their life especially large and very important changes. I would like to know how she felt about this very large change in her life and how she felt about taking all
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Christina Priester Amy Smith Eng 205 10/15/12 The main characters in Shakespeare’s Henry V are extraordinarily compelling. From the beginning of the play‚ most of the focus is directed to interactions between King Henry and other royalty or people of status and significance. Very little attention is focused on the minor characters‚ the peasants- the Hostess‚ the Boy‚ and the soldiers- Bardolf‚ Nym‚ and Pistol. Although these characters have only small parts in the play‚ they are essential. They
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7‚ 2008 The Duchy of Burgundy encompassed a territory from present-day eastern France northward to the sea‚ and included parts of modern Belgium and sections of the current Netherlands. It was the only state standing amid France and the vast Holy Roman Empire at the time. The dukes of Burgundy would best fit the description as a worthy counter part to the wealthy merchants of Italy. But their wealth and patronage was their only claim to a similarity‚ because the type of patronage and works they
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CHAPTER 1 A) Chapter Overview: The Renaissance‚ which occurred from the 1300s to the 1600s‚ consisted of the rise of the five major city-states‚ the rise of humanism‚ and a multitude of patronage in the arts. The Italian Renaissance differed from the Northern Renaissance in that the Italian Renaissance was more secular‚ and in the North the focus was more on church and social reforms. Later‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ technological advances paved the way for exploration and conquest. Corruption
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During the 16th Century‚ Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was experiencing a grand accumulation of uprisings. Along with the Protestant Reformation (1517) and the Dutch Revolt (1568-1609)‚ the Germanic states and the Holy Roman Empire were home to one of the most significant peasant revolts in European history‚ the revolt of 1524. Causes of the revolt include the unfair treatment of serfs by nobles and the evolution of Lutheranism and protestant reform in peasant culture. The nobles were under the
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The Holy Roman Empire had been a strong national entity since the latest 900’s where the First emperor‚ Ottoman 1 took power. Through marriages‚ treaties and alliances the empire grew to encompass Germany‚ Italy‚ Austria‚ Hungary‚ and many other European nations. At the height of the empire a tragedy for its well being occurred. Martin Luther and other religious thinkers insinuated the Protestant Reformation. This tore the Empire apart and forced it to break it’s Spanish ties with King Phillip with
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Art100 Brielle Kane Republican Roman ”Bust of A Man” vs. Imperial Roman “Portrait of Emperor Caligula” Two portraits‚ that of a Man and of Emperor Caligula‚ can be found in the same gallery in Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ which suggests that both of the busts were created in the same period of time. This‚ in turn‚ suggests that they must be stylistically similar‚ though not exactly the same. At the same time‚ the portrait bust of a Man was created by either Antonine or Severan at the
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attacks. I. Earned him the title “the Great d. Enlisted the Church in a careful rebuilding program I. Crowned bishops and abbots royal princes and agents of the king. e. Responded to a call of help from Pope John XII. I. Pope John crowned Otto I emperor for helping him in 962.
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