Also, he needed an heir which Catherine of Aragon was not giving him. He had a daughter, Mary, but Henry was justifiably concerned about the political consequences of leaving a female heir. In the Tudor period, people believed it was unnatural for women to rule over men. Henry was also bankrupt as he had fought many expensive wars in Europe but his main problem was the church. He needed to control the English church as he resented an outsider being in control of such a big part in English life so he wanted control of the church in his own country.
Religious activism was central to European military activity up to the 1500’s, and despite their failures at times, the mentality of Catholic Europe acted as the driving force, as no Crusade could embark without answering the call made by the Pope. In this, it is important to first put attention on the religious aspect of a Crusade. Despite the lack of an unambiguous definition of ‘Crusade’, a plight Mayer saw as necessary, it was impossible for a Crusade, or its ‘Crusaders’ to set off to the Holy lands without good reason. Papal dictation was the key component to military action in the Baltic regions, Spain, and Jerusalem. Natural resentment towards the Muslim settlers was instilled through the church, and it was because of this the Papacy was able to use Crusades from the 1200’s onwards to remove threats in Spain and to the east.
Examples of these castles were Eye Castle in Suffolk, Brecon Castle in Wales and many many more castles built by William. These castles were built every time William invaded or took over a city, therefore they were a sign of his strength and that he and his army were there to stay and to take over. It also showed the pride he had for his country. However, there are also downsides to castles as it meant that the cavalry could not be used in the towns, also they
The two stories have drastically different tones. In Morte D'Arthur the tone is somber. King Arthur is in his dying moments and he asks his trusted knight, Sir Bedivere, to destroy his sword, Excalibur, which gives him all of his power and proved his right to the throne. Sir Bedivere betrays his master, which contributes to the tone of the story. Arthur speaks in disappointment and despair, he is dying and his knights will not fulfill his last request.
People expected John to be as good as his brother and when he didn’t meet their expectations, they gave him a hard time and called him a bad king. Another reason that John was called a bad king was because he lost a lot of land in France. Some say that this is because he was idle but when the matter is looked into, we discover that it was actually because he didn’t have the baron’s support. Afraid that they would lose their land in France, they betrayed John and promised that they would be loyal to Philip whilst over in France. John was not a typical medieval king; he was very interested in his people.
The money would lead to power; his greatest desire. To carry this power on he wanted it to be entrusted in a son. All the reasons link together to show his need for power as king. One of the reasons why Henry broke from the Roman Church was because he needed money. When Henry was made king he was short of money because he had fought lots of expensive wars.
The death of Thomas Becket is split between the 3 people, the king, Becket and the knight. The king was blamed for some of the incident as Henry didn’t order the murder but it was clear he wanted it done. So he should be more carefull about what he says. Also the king wanted power and was greedy and selfish which is bad it its self but he wanted the churchs power and so put a non-religius man in a place of 2nd in charge of church this was very
There were many events in the wars that had an effect on England, Scotland and Ireland, with these wars came many casualties and benefits and because of these facts, the wars were seen as a success or/and failure. The First English Civil War began in early 1642 and at first, most of the country remained neutral, but most of the cities were in favor of the Parliament. Neither side had many supporters at first, but eventually support spread and involved all the levels of society. Although many areas tried to be neutral, they found it hard to go against the King and the Parliament. The King and his supporters were fighting for a traditional government in the Church and State, while supporters of the Parliament were defending the traditional balance of the Church and State.
After all the stories they had heard describing William in various ways, they couldn’t believe his true appearance. Going back to Medieval times, knights were too follow the code of chivalry. To be a chivalrous man, one had to be respectful, honorable, and humble. A Medieval hero is a man who is self aware, and understands that he is flawed. It is someone who believes that, “It’s not about winning the game, it’s about how you play ”.
They were expected to love up to being saints in the eyes of certain people but rarely ever did. It was a scared reality with bloody drawn out wars, because of the kings and queens clashing. The Charlemagne was one that believed education was very important. He was brought up knowing Latin and Greek, but swords were more important than knowing and education. He was ashamed of his Heracy so he wanted the people to know it well.