The next most important reason for the collapse was religion and Charles’ push toward Arminianism and absolutism. The fear of Charles becoming absolutist shaped how his policies were viewed and the MP’s political attitudes. Appello Ceasarum produced by Montagu and commissioned by the King angered many MPs as it argued the similarities between Protestantism and Catholicism. This brought MPs to call for the impeachment of Montagu as they felt it promoted anti-Calvinism. Charles’ reaction to this, as he imposed his prerogative as the Divine Right Monarch, promoted Montagu to Royal Chaplain.
The two biggest and most conflicting religions in this period were two sects of Christianity, Protestantism and Catholicism. This conflict can be seen in a lot of literature in the Gothic genre, as the villains were mainly Catholic, which gave authors a gateway in which to insult Catholicism. However, in Dracula, Stoker creates the setting for Gothic conventions, but does not fully concede to this stereotype, making one of his protagonists Protestant but using Catholic symbols to help protect him. At the start of the novel, when Harker is travelling to Dracula’s home, he seems to be travelling between two different worlds, when passing through the landscape Harker notices a thunderstorm at the Carpathian Mountains which seems to “[separate] two atmospheres” (14) and describes the scenery as a “frontier… [that] has had a very stormy existence” (6). This suggests that Harker is leaving one world behind, the world of security, and is passing a world of superstition and danger, which can be otherwise seen as Harker digressing into Limbo, the theological “in between” world, between Heaven and Hell, in this context Heaven is Britain is Heaven and Transylvania is Hell.
Why was there Civil war in the second half of the 16th century, but not the first? During the period 1559 to 1598, there were nine individual wars that pitted new radical Protestants against the traditional conservative Catholics. However, even before 1559, the growth of Calvinism and Lutheranism amongst many European states meant that religious tensions were nothing less than a formality. So why was it that after 1559, civil war in France was a common occurrence whereas before it was practically unheard of? There are several reasons and causes for the wars, including growing religious tensions, weak monarchs, foreign intervention, the role of Catherine de Medici and the existence of weak Kings coupled with strong Nobles.
By 1533, Anne was pregnant. What difference do you think this made to Henry’s plans? Henry VIII was desperate to find a solution. A growing number of people, including Anne, were Protestants. These were people who protested against the Catholic church.
Task: “Luther was both a revolutionary and a conservative.” Evaluate this statement with the respect to Luther’s responses to the political and social questions of his day. During the 16th century, the Catholic Church was seen as corrupt because of certain practices such as indulgences. This corruption, lead many people to stand up against the Church, and this began The Protestant Reformation. One of the most influential people of this time was Martin Luther. Martin Luther’s responses to political and social questions during this time were often either revolutionary or conservative.
Frank Pinkney History Midterm 6/27/13 Midterm The absolutist state from 1598- 1715 developed in many different ways and involved the change and evolution of many different institutions. The power of the absolutist state had begun just after the midst of a bloody French civil war over religion. The French civil war was caused due to rapid growth of Calvinist and Protestants in the French cities; in cities that were already dominated by a catholic population this caused wide spread hysteria among the French. However, finally in an attempt to end the violence the Edict of Nantes was signed in 1598, in an effort to finally gain religious tolerance in France. Order was finally restored to France for 11 short years until King Henri IV was
On the one hand stood the supporters of Charles: the Royalists. On the other stood the supporters of Parliament: the Parliamentarians. In the two years that led to war a number of different events occurred which could be seen as causes of the Civil War and each of these events have importance. The key question is: when did the war become Inevitable? One early cause of the Civil War was The Earl of Strafford’s execution in May 1641.
- Religion; Religion is a very well know way for starting a war or a conflict. If people have different religious views, it can cause conflict between them as they believe in different gods or ways of life. An example of a Religious conflict is what is happening in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland conflict began because many Irish Catholics consider themselves to be the Irish nationals and want to be separate from Britain whereas others consider themselves to be British and have a political outlook on
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Roman Catholic Church? In 1534 parliament passed a law which made Henry and not the pope, the head of the Church of England. This break with Rome is called the reformation. There were several reasons for this A long term cause was that for quite some time there had been a growing number of complaints about the Roman Catholic Church. Some of the main reasons Henry broke away from the Catholic Church were because of what he had heard about priests breaking rules.
The King was a keen theologian, and was prepared to incorporate evangelical ideas into his new Church where he saw fit. But he wasn't comfortable with the alterations, and from 1539 onwards he reversed most of his previous policies. In 1539 the Act of Six Articles returned the Church to unambiguous Catholic orthodoxy apart from papal supremacy. Amongst other things, transubstantiation and auricular confession were reaffirmed. Clerical marriage, which had crept in, was condemned, and vows of chastity were now held to be unbreakable.