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    This first period of Paul’s life in London sees him married‚ becoming a father‚ establishing a business and starting to build his reputation. Sometime in 1719 Paul and members of his family had decided to emigrate from Holland to London‚ bought tickets‚ boarded a ship and made their move to start anew. They would have most likely set sail from Rotterdam from where the trip to London was relatively short‚ about 200 land miles‚ which could have been accomplished in 48-72 hours. Their ship would typically

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    The “Cult of Great Men” (i.e Rousseau) replaced the veneration of saints‚ it led to the use of the word “saint” was forbidden. The church did not pay any taxes‚ the citizens had to pay the church taxes and their own. The non- Catholic citizens‚ Huguenots wanted a regime that would bring non- Catholics and Catholics together and make both groups equal. The people attracted attention. This attention was coming mainly from thinkers of the Voltaire‚ it helped

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    French‚ were mainly established for the purpose of making a fortune only. New England colonies such as Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire were mostly Puritans although Scot Irish were Presbyterians and the French were Huguenots. The main reason this region was more religious than the others is that the area was infertile. Therefore‚ New England had more area to build churches and was more capable of being controlled than the other settlements by England. Rhode Island was

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    "The Fronde" The Fronde was a period of uncertainty in France. A time in which a newly crowned king of just ten years old at the time. A young king named Louis XIV was chased by the upper middle class and the nobility and treated as prisoners. These two social groups required some change in their government. They desired less powering the hand of the king and more toward the people’s hands. However‚ everyone knows that this contradicts what Louis XIV desired for France; an absolute monarchy. One

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    and Latin. Later she came to terms with a bit of german. They became very useful to her in foreign plolitical situations such as when shemade an alliance with France. The St Bartholomew ’s Day Massacre‚ in which thousands of French Protestants (Huguenots) were killed‚ strained the alliance but did not break it. Elizabeth even began marriage negotiations with Henry‚ Duke of Anjou ‚ and afterwards with his younger brother François‚ Duke of Anjou and Alençon. Another was that she was a just ruler and

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    Internally there were disputes between the Church and the lay powers. The Investiture Dispute in the 11th Century‚ a dispute between the Pope and European monarchs over the right to select bishops and church officials‚ was the most significant and ended with the triumph of church authority over the lay power of the Holy Roman Empire. Challenges of creed included Catherism (centered on Languedoc in France)‚ the Waldensians of North West Italy and Southern France and led ultimately to the Albigenisian

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    Name Teacher Class Date The Virgin Queen and the Spanish Armada in Full Queen Elizabeth the First‚ one of Britain’s finest monarchs of history‚ is well known for several achievements. One of these notable achievements is her defeat of the Spanish Armada. Even her enemies doted upon her victory as well as her leadership skill. The Count of Feria remarked upon her Elizabeth’s leadership skill by noting: ”Not only was she “a young lass who‚ although sharp‚ is without prudence‚” he later

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    First Paragraph: Nigerian pastor Daniel Ajayi-Adeniran is a missionary to the U.S. with his mission field in the Bronx. Church he reps‚ The Redeemed Church of God‚ began in Nigeria in 1952. Church has acquired millions of members in Nigeria and boasts a missionary network with a presence in 100 countries. According to its leader‚ the church was “made in heaven‚ assembled in Nigeria‚ exported to the world.” Church is not alone. Secularism and materialism born of the Scientific Revolution and

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    Early Modern Period: Uniform and powerful Church (the Catholic Church) -> rise of heretics (those who believed something other than what the Church believed)‚ and religious fragmentation Feudal society -> states Feudalism= a defficult concept Feodum -> fief Lords have sovereignty over an area Kings still fight to achieve control over land and countries Social upheaval The Early Modern World (500-1300) 1) Crisis of the Western Church also known as the Great Schism 2) Hundred

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    threatened. The crown of France had just issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 which had granted limited toleration to French Protestants. Prior to the Edict of Nantes‚ the tension between the Roman Catholics and the Protestant Huguenots‚ as a result over 10‚000 Protestant Huguenots had died. However‚ after the bloody resolution‚ France would have a new ruler to the throne‚ King Louis XIV. This paved the way for Frances desired expansion in the new world‚ the establishment of Québec. In which Samuel de

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