Young Alexius the 4th could not raise enough money for the crusaders so he was kidnapped and imprisoned. Alexis the 5th was stricter and decided to not allow the crusaders in. Mourthzouphlos decided to launch an attack on the Venetian fleet and the ships were destroyed. Almost none of the crusaders ever made it to the Holy Land, and the unstable Latin Empire siphoned off much of Europe's crusading energy and Byzantine could not
Gregory the Great and the Rise of the Medieval Papacy * Brief Introduction * Gregory’s early life * His appointment as a Deacon in Constantinople forms the basis for his ruling in Rome: the idea that there will be no help from Constantinople or the Eastern empire in defending the city from barbarian attacks. This state of my grows out of necessity and practicality, yet leads to a very strong papal presence that strengthens papal authority in the church and sets an example for years to come. * Liber Pastoralis Curae * This is the book that Gregory wrote upon being forced into the Papacy in 590. I think it is worth noting because it details exactly Gregory thinks a Bishop should be and how he should rule: it is
In source 4 we also learn that much must have depended on diplomatic relations with Maximilian and Ferdinand, however Henry’s allies proved unfaithful and unreliable. Source 4, is written by a member of the Government of England. The government is who Henry and Wolsey would go to for Money for these situations. The Government did not like how much Money Henry kept asking for so this could have been reflected in Keith Randall’s report. Henry spent 1.4 millions pounds on fighting wars between 1511-25 and this set England back a far way.
There was a massive loss of resources and income after the recline of land in France, leading to the powerful men of England to take arms in aid of their lords this lead to the battle of St Albans The weakness of royal power can be pin pointed to the king. Henry was never a fit king to rule a country such as England; he was not the man his father Henry V would ever be. And this caused a sense of unrest to the people of England. This can be reflected by his counterproductive peace policy with France, that lead to the loss of royal lands that his father had once gained. Henry was supported and manipulated by William de la Pole, Edmund Beaufort and his French wife, Margaret of Anjou.
The Revolutionary War: Why was it fought and was it preventable? Many believe that the trouble started brewing in 1763 at the end of the French Indian War but in all truth the colonist first started feeling discontent with the passing of the Navigation laws in 1650. This law stated that all goods flowing to and from the colonies could only be transported in British vessels. It was aimed to hurt rival Dutch shippers. This law kept money in the empire but hurt the pockets of the wealthy colonists mercantilist that depended on the shipping trade.
Latin crusaders wished to serve Pope Urban II and with his call for crusaders many leaped at the opportunity to serve. The Crusades established the ideal of a knight, as a layman, not a monk, doing God’s work as this was the basis for which an essential moral code was to be created. These ideals were represented in the First crusade however in the later crusades the economic problems and the lack of fighters lead to significant changes in the ideals of the crusaders. The sacking of Constantinople was a huge controversy. It lead to the Latin west taking precious relics home and advocating their victory which they believed God had proclaimed to them, however Pope Innocent III debarred their actions and accused them of losing their purity and faith.
The monarchs of Europe made fun of him, saying that it was too risky and dangerous to attempt such a voyage around the globe. Finally, Columbus arrived in Spain. For many years Spain had been caught up in civil war. As a result, they were behind much of Europe in their development. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were anxious to prove that Spain could be as powerful and successful as their neighbor Portugal.
Tetzel also implores his readers to become a part of these indulgences to assure their ascent into heaven. According to the Catholic church, and Tetzel who so strongly believed in these rituals, wished to open the eyes of the mind. Tetzel explains to his readers the constant struggle of life man endures while living on earth. Tetzel describes letters obtained from the vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ, that will liberate man's soul from the hands of the enemy. Tetzel continues to enlighten his readers to the fact, there is no way to count the many sins a human being can commit on a daily basis.
There was even more administrative control in the colonies due to Charles II's appointed English officials which hired their friends of whom knew little and did not care about American affairs. 30. By the 1600s, the Dutch had a vast and powerful trading empire shown in two large ways. One being the fact that they were able to settle outposts in Africa and Brazil which were principe centers of activity in the New World. Another being that the Dutch bought and maintained profitable enterprises in the
Near the end the 11th century, a major problem plagued the Christian people. The widely detested Muslims ruled the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and posed many threats directed at the safety of Christian pilgrims, the existence of churches, and the Christian sanctity upon the Holy Land. Surely a fact that tortured Christians for they believed Jerusalem to be “the center of the world, the spot on Earth on which God himself had focused when he chose to redeem mankind by intervening in history” (Riley-Smith, Idea 21). The wrongdoing felt by Christians continued until the tolerance finally reached a boiling point and the leader of the Roman Catholic Church promised to take action. A conquest to restore peace to Christian pilgrims and liberate Jerusalem and its surroundings would soon go underway.