In moral theology, an act is the knowing choice of a human person. Each knowing choice is an act, and each act is subject to the eternal moral law. Some acts are moral, and other acts are immoral. An immoral act is a sinful act. Sin is a knowingly chosen immoral act. The morality of any act is based on three fonts (or sources): (1) The intention or purpose for which the act is done, (2) the inherent moral meaning of the act as determined by its moral object, (3) the circumstances of the act
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The Hundred Years War was a series of battles and conflicts during 1337 till 1453 between the House Plantagenet, leaders of the kingdom of England, against the House Valois, leaders of the Kingdom of France, for control of the Kingdom of France. Each side drew a lot of allies to the war. To their French possessions, the English kings became vassals of the French since the Norman Conquest. The French kings attempted, in the centuries, to decrease the belonging and possessions of their overly powerful
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How far did the rebellions of 1549 present a serious threat to the government? Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain your answer. The Kett's Rebellion and the Western Rebellion, both of which occurred in 1549 with a variety of other rebellions occurring across the country, both had posed a fairly significant role in threatening on the government. Both of the rebellions however, were located far away from London. The proximity of the rebellion from London I believe by far was the most
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AS LEVEL Specification HISTORY A H105 For first assessment in 2016 ocr.org.uk/alevelhistorya We will inform centres about any changes to the specification. We will also publish changes on our website. The latest version of our specification will always be the one on our website (ocr.org.uk) and this may differ from printed versions. Copyright © 2014 OCR. All rights reserved. Copyright OCR retains the copyright on all its publications, including the specifications. However, registered
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History of the Building: Founded by King Henry VI and built between 1448 and 1515, King’s College Chapel is considered as one of England’s greatest Medieval buildings.[i] Its reputation comes from the purity of its architecture: despite a long construction history, the chapel’s builders remained true to its initial plane creating a unified interior and robust exterior. King Henry VI was only 19 when he laid the first stone of the 'College roial of Oure Lady and Seynt Nicholas' in Cambridge on Passion
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Shuai Shao ENGL2000 Text and Contexts Professor Furry 10/10/15 From Anarchy to Law—The Prince’s Motivation in Henry IV Part Two Henry IV Part Two depicts the last preparatory phase before Prince Hal’s ascension to the throne. Through the entire play, Shakespeare illustrates Hal’s journey to self-discovery, a process of maturation that is a prerequisite to becoming a successful ruler. Shakespeare complicates this course of development by giving Prince Hal a complex character. The young prince’s
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How Far had Northumberland established a Protestant church in England by 1553? After the downfall of Somerset in 1549 John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, assumed the role of protector. By this point however the Church in England was already experiencing a state of unofficial Protestantism where there was no official church doctrine, freedom of religious speech, the removal of church images was in place and the First Prayer Book was introduced in 1548. In the first years of Northumberland's control
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deal of discount towards the monarch and therefore making the rebellion more serious. Furthermore a key example of this would be Ketts rebellion regarding taxation in 1549.The Kett rebelion was originally a peasant’s revolt in Norfolk, during Edward vi reign. The revolt was largely in response to enclosure of lands. Beginning at Wymondem on the 8th of July 1549 with a small group of rebels destroying fences that had been put up by wealthy land owners. Most importantly Robert Kett, the fourth son of
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Agincourt: An Unexpected Victory The King of England, Henry V, accomplished one of the most memorable and significant feats of his reign by conquering the French at the Battle of Agincourt. The invasion of France started in the late summer of 1415 when King Henry V was only twenty-seven years of age and had only spent two years as king of England. Many historians have conjectured about his battle strategy upon entry into battle, but his exact planned methods and tactics still cannot be determined
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.......................page 4 What was henry the VIII’s role in changing the church? What were his problems? …………………page 5 What where henry’s changes in the church? How did they affect people’s lives?................................page 6 Edward VI why did he build on his father’s changes in the church?......................................................page 7 Mary I why did she change the church? What were here changes?................................................. page 8 Elizabeth I how
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