This supports the view that Wolsey strengthened Henry’s control of his kingdom as it shows a firsthand view that Wolsey was able to secure order and peace during his rule as Cavendish saw ‘order, quietness and obedience’. Order, quietness and obedience are all factors which show that the kingdom was secure and thus, Henry was in a stronger position and there was no resistance to him. The provenance of this does however counter the idea that Source 4 is reliable to support the view as the nature of the source was an account written on Wolsey’s life after his death. This suggests that the source could not be entirely reliable as the account was written after Wolsey’s death meaning the account could have the purpose of reflecting on Wolsey’s life in a positive manner to respect him and his family and praise his contributions rather than
Although the status of the country was far different for Johnson that it was for Roosevelt, the principles each of them based their national plans on were parallel. Both men wanted to unite the community behind leadership and lift the dredges of society up without bringing anyone down. Johnson aimed to continue Roosevelt’s push towards a more equal and balanced society, and his methods were very similar to those used to implement the New
Machiavelli Machiavelli’s The Prince is a handbook for rulers on how to run a state. Unlike previous works on this topics Machiavelli starts by describing the true nature of man. Previous works were based on an ideal model of citizens, were people are honest, loyal, law abiding, and generous. Machiavelli says that in reality “men are ungrateful, fickle, dissembling, cowardly, and jealous.” Machiavelli argues that princes must use ruling techniques that are effective given mans nature. Likewise, the prince must have qualities that are less than ideal in order to be an excellent ruler.
But, he also talked about how men make up the wealth and arms for the country. Benjamin Franklin’s quote speaks truths that are sometimes overlooked. First, Benjamin Franklin talked about the youth of a country and how they are the most important part for the public. This idea can be boiled down to very simple truth: it is easier to prevent something than it is to cure it. All of us should practice this in today’s world.
His roles were very important and had to be done very well, his roles were Kings Chief Minister and cardinal with a papal legate, making him very controlling but also giving him lots of responsibilities for the administration of places from finance to control of the church and also legal reforms. Wolsey’s success regarding his domestic policies must be thought though wisely because the policies and reforms he was able to do could also relate to Wolsey own personal aims and goals he wanted to achieve in power and also how successful he was in achieving these while maintaining his position as the king’s faithful subject. The number one of Wolsey domestic policies was the king’s finances/the economy because King Henry was a very athletic person and loved going to war and because of this Wolsey had to raise masses amount of money. In this area Wolsey had some successes especially one called the subsidy in reality this was Wolsey's greatest achievement because, he was the royal almoner he planned out and organized king Henry's war in France very well, he raised lots of money for the war by replacing the fixed tax of fifteenths and tenths which required those who earned very very small money to pay like the rich people did, this new tax was more fair for the rich people, by making a more efficient tax system this enabled Wolsey to raise a lot of money for the king, making over
Previous kings had only used the Chamber erratically in times of war however Edward decided to make it more systematic, which in turn siphoned in much more money. This point does support how Edward was a good king because all sources show that it was his idea, not his exchequer. Edwards new policy showed that he managed the royal finances well because it meant that more revenue was coming in therefore he could run the country, as well as start paying of Henry’s debts. Additionally it meant that he could live of his own because he did not have to ask parliament to raise a tax. I think that this was possibly the most important cause to
How significant was the work of reforming leaders in changing the nature of Russian government and society in the period from 1856-1964? Intentionalist historians such as Westwood, would say that the most significant factor for changing the nature of Russian government and society was the work of reforming leaders, such as Alexander II who carried out the Emancipation of the Serfs in 1861: “with the possible exception of Khrushchev, no other Russian ruler did so much to reduce the suffering of the Russian people”1. I agree with intentionalist’s views to an extent because reforming leaders did have a major impact in pushing reforms through however other factors of change must be considered. I also agree with a structuralist point of view, that the Russian people and key pressure groups like the Social Revolutionaries also played a significant part in changing the nature of Russian government and society. In addition, World War II introduced change through industrialisation, which was key to Russia’s success in the war.
The evidence suggests that the most important reason was Henry’s desire for a male heir to his throne. This is because he would keep the family name running throughout generations. Subsequent to this, they would gain power and control over the country to have a higher social status. The desire for a son was more important than the State of the Church, power, need for money or Anne Boleyn because his need for a son would have enabled him to have more power and Henry would have gained money by having the power over the monasteries. By having power, Henry would have control of the Church, enabling him to correct the State of the Church as rules were not being obeyed.
This helped Peter strengthen his rule as he was able to consolidate this through military success. Peter’s success as a warrior was recognised by the award of the epithet “the Great” after the treaty of Nystadt, and it could be argued that military victories, which encouraged patriotism and raised the Tsar’s popularity, were the only factor which prevented a coup, such was the opposition to his domestic reforms. Therefore foreign assistance in this field was of paramount importance, as it was this invaluable military strength that allowed him to further his
He believed that through using reason and being open to various viewpoints, citizens could arrive at proper laws and policies to ensure peace, prosperity, and happiness for the country (McNeilly, 168).” Washington was intelligent enough to know the importance of a strong leader in the early years of this new country. He was not discouraged by the years of adversity that were certain to follow, and accepted the role as the first President of the United Stated of America. He exercised his power masterfully by showing virtue and leading the new colonists with proper and just actions. He worked to establish a series of check and balances in the new American government where no one branch of government could become more powerful than another, equalizing the three branches through a series of veto powers and other “checks”. This method set an example to be followed by other organizations and departments.