King Henry the 2nd was born March 15th 1133 and became king in 1154 he met the only man he trusted which was Thomas Becket. Thomas Becket was born 21st of December 1118 and was Henrys closest friend he was trusted and Henry gave him the job of being his in 1155 Chancellor. The king had a very bad temper and wanted everyting done his way he was very greedy. In medival times the church had lots of power over rligeon and some of the law. When someone broke the law or commited a crime the pope (the leader of the church) would bring them to the church court.
They often indulged in hunting expeditions and drinking parties and completely neglected their religious duties. 8- The church consisted of 'unholy men in holy orders'. Often the churchmen used the church as a means of business. Thus, the church office was openly sold and quite often unsuitable men were appointed as priests. 9- The common masses were also unhappy with the Pope and church: not only unhappy with the prevailing corrupt practices in church and the flimsy grounds- on which the church collected funds from innocent people- but also disliked its interference in the secular affairs; some clergymen took keen interest in politics.
Becket knew that there would be complications between him and the king. After receiving the title of Archbishop, “[he] started to love the honor of God.” He quickly realized this and gave up the seal of England, showing that “[his] duty to the king” was over. As Archbishop of Canterbury Becket’s loyalty shifted towards God, just as he predicted, infuriating his king. Becket begged Henry not to do this several times because “Once the miter rests on the Archbishops head, he will not be on the king’s side.” Henry tossed this aside and still made Becket Archbishop. Henry grew furious knowing that Becket was loyal to God now and not
This could suggest that, however authoritative and invincible Henry may have presumed himself to be, the people still both feared and respected God more, and were not willing to chance accepting him as the ‘Head of the Church of England’. For those people who had spent their lives upholding the values and traditions of the Catholic church, it must have seemed highly insulting to be told that the religious figures to whom they looked for guidance were greedy and corrupt. Since the people were generally quite opposed to Henry’s choice of bride- Catherine was a friend to them, and as a devoted Catholic, many believed they would be betraying her in her time of need and driving her from the English throne, should they comply with new practices- although Anne’s beliefs that every man should be able to read the words of God in his own language should have been popular with the lower classes, this proved not to be the case. The Pilgrimage of Grace is another example of evidence to suggest popular views towards the church. Lead by barrister Robert Aske, the Pilgrimage was in response to Cromwell’s disillusionment of the monasteries.
2.King Henry vii was seemed infatuated with having a son. His first wife could not give him one son so to him she was useless, Henry wanted to divorce Katherine in order to move on to a new wife who could possible bear a son for him, King Henry went to the pope and asked for a divorce, when the pope declined King Henry of his request, he was ousted and the catholic church separated and Henry made the Church of England. When This great change occurred Henry then divorced Katherine and secretly married. 3.The renaissance is known as the rebirth because, that Europe region was changing its literature, art ,thought and learning process. Many of the people who were influential during the renaissance period are still famous presently.
Bertrande constantly questioned and confided in those closest to her only to be told she was mad. “All my household believe me to be mad”. The priest, who was an important figure at the time, dismissed Bertrande’s speculations and did not express any doubt about the strangers identity. Rather, he reassures Bertrande that men change over time and that Bertrande should “pray for understanding” . When Bertrande went on to sue Arnaud, he discouraged Bertrande to bringing the lawsuit against the rogue imposter as he was convinced that the man Bertrande was accusing was the real Martin.
Eventually the Cardinals were pressured into picking a Pope and they chose Pope Celestine V. He was a holy man but he was not made to be Pope so he ended up resigning. Pope Boniface VIII was elected in his place. Boniface was very similar to Pope Innocent III in that he was incredibly strong willed and he felt that the Pope should be above
The popehad even rewarded Henry with the title Defender of the Faith. Henry took thedecision to leave the Catholic Church because he needed a male heir. He alsowanted to gain power and money.Henry actually needed to break away from the Catholic Church because hecould not produce a male heir with Catherine of Aragon. Several of their babieshad died, and Henry’s only legitimate child was a girl called Mary. Henry hadbecome convinced that he was cursed for marrying his brother’s
Church - State Relations under Hitler and Mussolini. (What were the main developments in church-state relations under Hitler and Mussolini? 2010) Both Hitler and Mussolini were not religious men. However, in both Italy and Germany, the Church was seen as a source of huge power, with a wide influence. The Catholic Church was not alarmed at the rise of fascism, as it combated Communism, which was feared greatly by the church.
Simony was the buying and selling of anything considered spiritual (Miller 15). He believed that the appointments of church leaders by kings, in this case Henry IV, was an act of simony because the men that the kings were closest to were granted offices. Pope Gregory VII felt that this was a heresy in the church and the ability to appoint men to high positions should be stripped of the kings and emperors powers. During the reform, the holiness of kings was more directly attacked by the reformers who insisted that kings were only men, like all men (Miller 5) which helped Gregory VII find a backing for his revolt against the