Role Of Relgion In Western Empires

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Throughout the ages relgion has always played a role in men's lives. However in some parts of the world the role of relgion was drastically different then in other. There is no comparison more stark then that of Western Empires specifically Bourbon France and Eastern Empires, specifically the Mughal Empire. Relgion was important in both societies and although had similarities also had stark differences.

In Bourbon France their were two main religous groups. The Catholics and the Protestants, called Hugenots in France. Most French were catholic and the Hugenots, French Calvinists, only made up 7% of France. Despite only constituting of 7 percent of the country 40 to 50 percent of the nobility were Hugenots including the house of Bourbon which

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