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Luther an intellectual historians persepective
... the "Babylonian Captivity" of the papacy, a sentiment shared by many non-French. In 1377 Gregory XI's returned to Rome, by 1378 he was forced to evacuate back to Avignon where he re-established himself as pope. The result of this was the creation of two popes Urban VI in Rome and in Robert of ...
Ancient Greece: The Kings.
... the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, the Persians were not finished with their determination to conquer mainland Greece. For the Persians, Marathon barely registered; the Persians after all controlled almost the entire world: Asia Minor, Lydia, Judah, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. The ...
Alexander the great web quest: Alexander's successes
... worthy by stripping Darius III of all of his power, and rule. With this victory, all of the Persian Empire fell to Greece's power. Alexander's power. In his childhood, his father king Phillip trained him, and taught him how to lead. He also taught him how to fight, and command troops. Aristotle ...
"The Degression of Absolutism" This generally explians the events that transformed England from monarchy to parliament
... of the churches of England. This detached them from any control religious figures had at the time. The rulers during the Tudor dynasty also had occasion disputes with parliament. The Stuart dynast tried to completely ignore parliament. James I and Charles I tried to reign as absolute ...
Was the the Scientific Revolution a real threat to Western Christian values?
... the world with an innovative attitude. Born a Catholic in France but actually a de facto Protestant, René Descartes became the father of modern geometry and a significant philosopher of his generation and today's. Although never officially converting, his ideas echoed the beliefs of Church reformers ...
Essay on the events of the Russian revolution
... the army. The Duma and the Soviet agree upon a provisional government, and on March 1st, the British and the French recognize the provisional government. Two days later the Tsar's brother turns down the offer of the crown, ending the Royal line. Russia is now ruled by the ...
Confronting History and Realizing National Identity: A Critical Analysis of Jan T. Gross's Neighbors.
... Catholics" (80) and continued to be so after World War II. While this very well may have been the case, it is not as relevant today. As of the twenty-first century, not to say there aren't exceptions, but for the ...
Time-Line of Germany
... the teachings of Rev. Martin Luther 1520: King Carlos I crowned as Holy Roman Empirer Charles V1521: Diet of Worms addresses Martin Luther and the effects on the Protestant Reformation; Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church1522: The Knights' War; Pope ...
The Natural Environment in Historical Rural England and Wales
... army posts and to speed the flow of both trade goods and troops and so they began to build roads to suit their needs. They eventually built over 9,600 kilometres of roads over the course of their occupation in Britain26. The Roman civilization was also evidenced in the growth of ...
Charles the Bold's view on the Burgundian state?
... XI in line with the terms of the agreement. However in the six years after Charles VII death, Philip the Good overlooked the treaty completely. Charles the Bold should have recognised the new King of France, he chose not to. Charles preferred to continue the late Duke's policies of ...