The battle of the Spurs (1513) and the Battle of Flodden (1513), although to some considered small skirmishes, did make the countries of Europe start to notice England as a possible threat and certainly now knew about Henry VIII. England didn’t really gain the Honour and Glory that Henry VIII claimed they had gained through these two battles but it certainly did make other countries start to notice England and Henry VIII. One big success that Henry VIII did manage to accomplish in the early years of his reign was that he was able to gain the French pension he felt England deserved. After the capturing of the two towns Tournai and Thérouanne Henry demanded the French compensate the English for the areas that had been previously under English control. We can infer that this demand for the pensions was more
Frederick the Great Frederick II reigned for more than 45 years. During this reign he established a reputation as a brilliant military commander, played a key role in European politics, increased Prussia’s territory, and earned admiration of many European intellectuals, like Voltaire. He later earned the name Frederick the Great due to his many accomplishments. Frederick the Great is also known as an “enlightened despot” because he supported the progressive ideas and reforms of the period of history called the “Enlightenment.” Frederick II was the son of Frederick William, ruler of Prussia. At a young age, Frederick William made sure that his son was trained in the art of war, but Frederick II had little interest in learning.
Henry had immediately married her after all the delays that his father had caused. Everything had seemed to be going to plan but later he faced major problems because of his decisions. Henry was largely successful in being different to his father. The nobility liked Henry and saw him as a true king because he had engaged in war where his father never did. Henry also wanted England to be a major power in international affairs.
Northumberland’s religious views were unclear as he seemed to drift between beliefs in order to achieve the most power possible for himself. This asserted him as a strong politician as he was able to adapt to different situations and remain powerful. On the other hand it made him unpopular with the majority as he was seen as unstable and unreliable. During his time in power, Northumberland and the country made huge steps towards Protestantism whilst maintaining no rebellions. This tells us that he had firm control of the country, and was allowing change in the safest of manors.
Henry also wanted more power because he wanted Europe to know that England is a powerful country and he wanted a son because he thought that men were more powerful than women. He got more power buy being famous for marrying six wives and spiting from the church. Edward VI Edward born in 1537 was a very smart educated boy and was interested in politics and things like that (I personally don’t know why). So he decides to change the church to his liking. The first thing he did was change the prayers books into English, the he abolished the Catholic Mass and was replaced with the Holy Communion, he turned Church interiors plain and simple, he told priests to wear plain clothing, he said priests couldn’t get married, he said you couldn’t buy your way to heaven and finally traditions were banned such as Christmas.
He also made better law enforcement by building the Court of Star Chamber. He also managed to marry his children to powerful men and women in other countries such as when he married his daughter Margaret to James IV of Scotland and his youngest daughter Mary to Louis XII of France which was a very tactical decision as France were very close by and may be able to get report of enemies before they reached England. I think that this is enough proof that Henry was a great and almighty king. I believe that out of politically, militarily and financially that Henry VII was most involved financially as he had enough money to give away to his son 4,500,000 pounds sterling away then he must have had ridiculous amounts of money and was probably one of the richest kings for England to ever have in comparison to the amount of money that was around at the
The Jeffersonian Era On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia. He was the author of the Declaration of independence and the Statue of Virginia for Religious freedom. He was the third president of the United States; he voiced the aspirations of a new America as no one else of his era. As a Public official, historian, and plantation owner he served his country for over five decades. He was considered as a powerful advocate of liberty during the 18th century.
They also believed Galen was right, so there was no need to find other cures. So nobody tried to find out more about the body, they just accepted Galen’s theories. How did people in the Middle ages explain the Black Death? (7) (2010) Medieval people had many theories about what caused the Black Death. Many thought that it was sent from God; maybe as a punishment for their sins (this caused the Flagellants- people who whipped themselves, and thought this would take away their Planets were also blamed.
INTRODUCTION It would be very hard to find a personality that played such an important role in the political affairs. The French revolution gave a chance to get on for many ambitious officers but no one was comparable to Napoleon. Later in his life, he considered the Civil Code to be the most significant of his achievements. After centuries, it is still a part of cultural heritage. To understand the power and importance of the Napoleon´s code we attempt to describe the development and historical backgrounds of the most important milestones in France in nineteenth’s century.
He is also proud that his knights who carry advertisements will influence people in a way that the Church cannot control: “This would undermine the Church. I mean would be a step toward that. Next, education—next, freedom —and then she would begin to crumble” (85). However, Christianization of the Anglo Saxon kingdoms did not start until the end of the sixth century. Therefore, Catholicism was by no means recognized as the main religion during King Arthur’s time.