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Three Most Significant Absolute In European History
436 wordsThe three most significant absolute monarchs in European history were: Elizabeth I from England, Phillip II from Spain, and Louis XIV from France. Elizabeth I was a freak, Louis XIV was a brave king, Phillip II was an ambitious king. Elizabeth I was born in 1633 and ruled from 1558 - 1603, Louis XIV was born in 1638 and ruled from 1643 - 1715, Phillip II was born in 1527 and ruled from 1556 - 1598. Elizabeth ruled England from 1558 - 1603, she was a great ruler, and people loved the way she rule...
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Political And Religious Church Of England
1,702 wordsThe Spanish Armada set sail from Spain in 1588. King Phillip II wished to invade England for both political and religious reasons. Spain put a tremendous amount of money into the Armada and planned for years, but in the end the fleet was defeated. The building of and the defeat of the Spanish Armada led to Spain's downfall as a world power, and England's subsequent rise in power. King Phillip II had many political and religious reasons to invade England. Because Phillip had been named as Marys s...
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Henry Viii Marriages Re Sculpted England
1,453 wordsThe hour of eight oclock tolled one May morning in England as a woman knelt with her neck on a block. Chop went Anne Boleyn's head! She was one of six wives of Henry VIII, King of England. The marriage of Anne Boleyn was the second failed attempt of Henry VIII to produce a male heir. Not having a son left Henry VIII with marital problems which forced him to cut all ties with the Roman Catholic Church. This problem affected a reformation that would encompass much of his life and the lives off all...
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World War Ii United States And Russia
1,153 wordsBeginning in the Thirteenth Century, Europe has undergone tremendous changes and has hit its proudest and most shameful points. Historians have long debated whether Europe+s past leads us to think pessimistically or optimistically in terms of the future. The events which occurred in the pre-Renaissance and Napoleonic eras, when combined with the Cold War and both World Wars can lead the human race to expect pessimistic outcomes for Europe+s future. Due to the poor conditions which humans fostere...
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Roman Catholic Church Heir To The Throne
1,175 wordsOn September 7, 1533 Elizabeth was born on the outskirts of London, England. The child s father was King Henry VIII, mistakenly known as Bluff King Hal. The child s mother was Anne Boleyn, the second of King Henry s eight wives. Henry s first wife was Catherine of Aragon. She had one surviving child, which she named Mary. Henry wanted a male heir to the throne, so he pleaded with the pope to annul the marriage. Because the pope refused, Henry left the Roman Catholic Church and made himself the h...
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15 Th Century France And Spain
1,251 wordsThe Reasons Underlying European Expansion and Exploration It remains unclear why humanity chose a relatively spontaneous moment to matriculate from the sheltered semicircle of Mediterranean lands, to expand to the farthest reaches of the earth, with an inchoate disregard for personal welfare. However, pretentious man feels the need to speculate and impart drivels reason, vain though it be: What were the causes of European expansion? An anonymous author proffers this model conjecture, Western Eur...
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