Jennifer Lopez Prof. Burnham World History 10/24/12 Primary Sources Title: The Spanish Inquisition Objective: This essay analyzes the formation and features of the Spanish Inquisition as an ideology of the fifteenth century. It also explains the motives of the emergence of the inquisitorial Spain. The first cited sourced that I picked was from the book “The Origins of the Inquisition” in Fifteenth Century Spain, written by B. Netanyahu published in 1995. His master work is divided into sections regarding the Inquisitorial origins, its rulers, its failures and triumphs, and moreover about its motives. I picked this book since Netanyahu covers a very well detailed historical background about the origins of the Spanish inquisition; which provides the main sources of my first point of the essay.
How Successful were Wolsey’s Domestic Policies?? In this essay I’m going to be writing about Thomas Wolsey and how successful he was in dealing with all the domestic policies and if they were success or failures. Cardinal Wolsey introduced some policies over the time period of 1515-1529 when he was in power, historians have argued that for centuries whether his policies were a success or a failure. Wolsey was exceedingly powerful during his reign and held a very high and mighty position. 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.
Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that existed from around 300 to 1400 AD just as the concept of Capitalism started to form. It is believed that Feudalism ended by the 15th century, around about the period of the European Renaissance - a time when art, literature and science were most prevalent. Several key features played a crucial role in the transition from Feudalism to Capitalism. These features include class, technology, land, trade, religion, and the 14th century crisis. This essay seeks to highlight these key features and explain how they impacted on the transition from a Feudal society to a different type of society – a Capitalist society.
In the European and Japan feudalism, they both have a person who have the most power—which is the king (emperor). They both also have lords (the people who are land owners). The lords hire samurai (knight) to protect their lands and the lords’ family. The owner of samurai (knight) has same expectation for them by their loyalty and their actions that they took to protect the lords’ properties. Last, they both have a same idea of people’s rank---if they are born with their level they stay with it forever.
As Jefferson wrote each eloquent word, its apparent that he was proud of what his fellow Americans had accomplished. Fitting with The Declaration of Independence, I chose Thomas Jefferson as my historical figure. I believe he embodies all that pride is, from his freedom fighting, right down to his appearance. Jefferson, intelligent and elegant, never stopped fighting for the rights that he knew every man had proudly deserved. Thomas Jefferson once said, “Action will delineate and define you.” Pride in your actions, pride in your words, and pride in yourself all make for real success and Thomas Jefferson knew, and lived with that mindset.
A roman noble would strive to equal, if not exceed the ancestors fame, great deeds and glory thus honouring the family name. [1] Cicero defined the term gloria as 'praise given to right actions and the reputation for great merits in the service of the republic which is approved not merely by the testimony of the multitudes but by the witness of all the best men'[2] for another man Sallust, the thought of his ancestors and the great deeds they preformed inspired him to uphold the glory of the family name. [3] The Scipionic epitaphs show clearly that it wasn't just a man's name that was important but his deeds as well. The various epitaphs attest to the successes of the Scipioni family in battle and high office. An example of this is Lucius Cornelius Scipio who was inscribed as being 'the very best of all good men at Rome' that he was 'aedile, consul and censor' and that it was him who captured Corsica and Aleria, it also notes that he gave a temple to the goddesses of weather.
His generosity spread throughout the Roman Empire. With the contributions, Pantheon and Hadrian’s wall, he showed Rome that he was not only the one of the best leaders, but that he was skillful and wanted to honor past cultures and protect the city of Rome. With Hadrian’s contributions he was the greatest leader that the Roman Empire had ever seen in the ancient
In the prologue to The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces several characters, one of whom is the Miller. Chaucer characterizes the Miller through his descriptions of the man. Chaucer describes him as “a great, stout fellow, big in brawn and bone,” with red hair, who loves jokes as well as his drunken lifestyle. (pg. 17) He is described as being so immensely strong that he can “heave any door off hinge and post, or take a run and break it with his head.”(pg.
Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of short stories written in Middle English during the 14th century. Chaucer uses details such as physical looks, clothing, and personality to reveal characters. Many of the pilgrims presented in the prologue are first introduced by describing what they look like on the outside, but then revealed with deeper complexity. Three characters with a lot of contrast include the Miller, the Woman of Bath, and the Parson. They are all characters whose inner natures are exhibited by their outer appearance.
Due to this, Canterbury Tales has become an important English collection of writings that all historians should be familiar with, because Chaucer's works give great insight into the fourteenth century’s reflections of social change, religious controversies, and gender expectations. Photo of Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer was born into the Middle Class, but was very aware of all the classes. Geoffrey Chaucer was born into the Middle Class, but was very aware of all the classes. Source: Frédéric, via Wikimedia Commons Chaucer's Background Chaucer was born into Great Britain’s middle class in or around 1343, but then placed in an aristocratic home as a page. This allowed Chaucer to understand the affairs of upper class-and middle-class, as well as their relationship to the lower-class.