Catherine, King Henry took matter into his own hands and found someone else to annul his marriage. (Tudor) Lucrezia Borgia: Born during Italy’s Renaissance period, when artists and architects emerged to world appreciation. Her father was Pope Alexander VI and a mistress named Vannozza Cattanei. Lucrezia was married at least 2 times, if not 3. At age 11, her father cancelled her marriage
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Joan of Arc was one of the greatest female heroines in the history of time. She helped defeat the English in the 100 Year War using visions received from God. To begin with, I’ll start off talking about Joan of Arc’s childhood. After that, I’ll talk about her contribution and what she did for her country. Finally, I’ll talk about the interesting facts about her. Overall, Joan of Arc was a very courageous and heroic woman. To start out I’ll talk about Joan of Arc’s childhood. First of all, Joan
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The hundred years war was a series of wars between England and France, it's not a war which had lasted one hundred years as we can think when we see its name. Those wars began in 1337 and finished in 1453, so it's a little more than one hundred years. Those wars began with the death of “Charles IV Le Bel”, the last one of the Capetians. As he hadn't any direct successor, they need to find an other successor. There were 2 possibilities : - Phillipe IV, Count of Valois : He was the
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The English Reformation has a history of its own; a series of numerous events that brought about a reshaping of the Church, a paradigm shift in peoples understanding of ministry, as well as some other critical theological beliefs. And so it is also widely considered as the turning point for Christianity in England because it brought along reformed ideas, thoughts and ways of doing things, not only in the church, but also in England. A new dawn had come. The English Reformation is also remembered
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understanding of many other faiths. Ultimately, it has enabled the education of Catholicism in universities, as well as in organizations. The Nostra Aetate, discusses the relationship of the Church with Non-Christians, which was proclaimed by Pope Paul VI on October 28th of 1965. "What happened in Christ's passion cannot be charged against all the Jews, without distinction, then alive, nor against the Jews of today.... We cannot truly call on God, the Father of all, if we refuse to treat in a brotherly
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Three days in Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI A three day papal visit is taking place in Cuba for the first time since 1998 when Pope John Paul II made a brief stay. While on the Communist island, Pope Benedict has photo ops taking place, as well as a Wednesday Mass in Havana’s Revolution Plaza to top off the visit to Cuba. Raul Castro, the Cuban ruler and younger brother of Fidel Castro, met with the pope for photos and private talks behind closed doors. The pope did not make any political
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How far do you agree that it was Edward IV’s financial management which was the key to his successful consolidation of power in the years 1471-1483? It is clear that Edward IV’s financial management was a prominent factor in allowing him to obtain power during his reign. However, there are also other factors that acted as root causes in gaining him power. Examples include: restoration of good government and his search for dynastic security. On the one hand, it is evident that Edward IV consolidated
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throne, he ignored the title of Edmund, Earl of March, whose claim was won back by Richard, Duke of York, against Henry's grandson, Henry VI. However, Richard Duke of York did not make his claim until over sixty years after 1399, and even then his supporters were only willing to grant him the right of succession. Weak monarchs – Political: The fact that Henry VI was a naive prevented him exercising firm control. Instead, Margaret of Anjou (his lover at the time) and various favourites struggled
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It is accurate to say that one of the reasons that Henry V invaded France in 1415 was to strengthen his position as King of England, but it is not the only reason nor is it necessarily the main reason; France’s domestic situation, and Scotland’s lack of threats were also reasons why England invaded France at that time. One of the main reasons why Henry V invaded France was indeed that he wanted to strengthen his position as the King of England; Henry had inherited the throne from his father, Henry
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It is arguable that a religious revolution took place in England between 1547 and 1558, during which time there were two monarchs – Edward VI and Mary I, with opposing religious beliefs. During Tudor England, religious identity was extremely important, and therefore religious ‘revolution’ was going to affect the people, and the country significantly. Edward VI came to power in 1547, at the age of just nine, and therefore he was assigned a ‘protectorate’ and in the first half of his reign it was his
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