When the Hundred Years War broke out, both side decided to use their ability to tax the church granted to the kings by the church as a repayment for the crusades. When the church refused to pay France, they kidnapped Pope Boniface VIII. The Pope died soon after his rescue and the cardinals elected a French pope so as not to stir trouble again. But instead of moving to Rome, the new Pope Clement V stayed in Avignon. A new string of Popes would settle in Avignon for the next 70 years where the French kings were able to maintain a firm hold on the papacy.
How far did Henry VIII achieve his aims during the period from 1509-14? At the beginning of Henry VIII’s accession he made many aims. Henry took the throne in April 1509 at the age of 17. Henry succeeded his father; Henry VII, a ruler who had been paranoid, and did a lot of the finance for the country by himself and trusted very few people, his most trusted advisors were William Warham and Richard Fox. One of Henry VIII’s main aims when he came to power was to be as different from his father as possible, and this is what led him to make many of his decisions during the first few years of his reign.
The Woodville's had hoped for an early coronation on the 4th of May, as Elizabeth knew this would mean that Gloucester would be undermined as the two princes Protectors. However, Hastings, a good friend of both the deceased king and Richard, wrote to Gloucester to tell him to urgently that he was to come to London with armed men to assist him against the Woodville's. Gloucester and Buckingham came to London and arrested Rivers (Elizabeth's father) and his three most trusted friends. The Woodville's heard the news and quickly retreated to their Westminster sanctuary. In their absence, Richard, Duke of Gloucester was announced
Which father is more admirable and deserving of respect, the father from Wing’s Chips or the father from The Boat? Everyone has been through the experience of having to make a tough decision and having to sacrifice something you love or taking on something you really don’t want to. Being or becoming a father can be very tough especially if you have more than one child. Fatherhood isn’t an easy experience and it comes with many new challenges along with benefits. As a class, we read about two situations.
The empire was then declared war on by Britain, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, and Austria. Quickly putting an army together of untrained and horribly prepared soldiers he faced the other European nations in Leipzig, a city in Germany. In 1814 Napoleon was denied the access to keep fighting and surrendered. Then he was exiled to Elba and was thought to never be a threat again. However when he heard of New king Louis XVIII struggling for power, Napoleon escaped Elba and returned to be welcomed again by France.
The President surprised the diplomatic arena with his early dismissal of one of the State Department's most experienced, Henry White, the Ambassador to France. The only suspected reason for this decision was that White was thought to have somehow slighted the President and his wife 25 years earlier on their honeymoon in Europe. Taft was oblivious to the serious damage which this decision caused his political reputation. [64] (The following year White accepted Taft's appointment to head a delegation to the Pan-American Conference in Buenos Aires.) The President made it a top priority to reorganize the State Department, saying, "It is organized on the basis of the needs of the government in 1800 instead of 1900.
The Schlieffen plan predicted a quick victory over France within six weeks, which was the estimated time it would take Russia to fully mobilise. After this both sides dug in and the ‘war of movement turned into a ‘war of Attrition’, essentially a stalemate, where one side would advance, be pushed back and then the other in successive waves. The weapons used by both armies were also more suited to defence than attack, this made breakthrough for either side difficult. Barbed wire was cheap and easy to produce, but very hard to penetrate. It was often up to 20m
Patient History/Past Profile; The elderly patient ruled his kingdom until recently, when he determined that it was time to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, Goneril, wife of Albany, Regan wife of Cornwall and Cordelia who was being courted by both the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France. When reviewing his history the patient indicated that it was his desire to rid himself of the pressures of being a king and to prepare himself for death: “...Know that we have divided In three our kingdom; and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age, Conferring them on younger strengths while we Unburden'd crawl toward death” (I.i.39-42). Also upon examination of past activities, I have been able to determine that the patient is most certainly narcissistic as King he would be able to divide his kingdom with little to no fanfare, however he choose to have each daughter stand before the court and publically profess their love for him. “...Tell me, my daughters (Since no we will divest us both of rule, Interest of territory, cares of state) Which of you shall we say doth love us most, That we our
Fathers The role a father plays in the family has changed drastically over the past few decades. The father no longer has a permanent role to play in the family; he is now playing a bigger role at home while still being dominant when it comes to the job market. This creates a lot of confusion. Some fathers adapt easy to this new varying role, but some fathers feel like they are loosing their masculinity because they have to apply some of the feminine values when nursing their son. The shifting role of the father is very controversial subject, and there is therefor a lot articles where people express their opinions on the subject.
He has dealt with a lifelong struggle to overcome his speech impediment. He has suffered from the stammer since the age of 4 or 5. (Farndale) King George VI dreaded any public speaking engagement. His speech at the closing of the 1925 Commonwealth exhibition in London was difficult for him and his listeners. He hired many different therapists through the years to try and help but it wasn’t until he met Lionel Logue that he began to make any progress.