England had many separate areas that had their own rulers and when the country wanted to unite it was extremely difficult. Each individual state wanted their own ruler to be in charge. It was settled through the War of Roses, between York and Lancaster. York won the war and got the crown. Both states were destroyed after the war. Once they were united there as another civil war between King Richard and Henry Tudor, since Richard seemed unfit to rule. Henry Tudor became king and the nation was stable for a long time after that. The state did need to be pretty heavily taxed in order to recover. When Henry VIII (Tudor) was king he was married to Catherine of Aragon and he needed a male heir. Since they had a daughter Henry wanted a divorce but
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The religion was not much different than the Catholic Church, all that was different about it was that the government controlled it. As the rulers would change so would the religion. Edward changed it back to Catholicism and Elizabeth I allowed citizens to practice what they wanted to keep the peace.
The Spanish states were separated in two, they were peacefully united by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. The two Countries blended very well together; the language represented both areas and the money was changed to show both rulers. After the unification, the Spanish economy was extremely strong and they had their Golden Age. They were spreading into the new world and became successful in trade and as the Catholic Church was flourishing they were having a lot of success as well. As the Protestant religion spread the Holy Roman Empire was losing power, as well as Spain. The Spanish were
able to keep Spain Catholic with the inquisition, but once an entire european country became Protestant is was difficult to convert them back. The Catholic faith did spread in the New World which helped them to maintain some of their power. Overall, this changed Europe because a dominant world power was declining as well as the most influential
The religion was not much different than the Catholic Church, all that was different about it was that the government controlled it. As the rulers would change so would the religion. Edward changed it back to Catholicism and Elizabeth I allowed citizens to practice what they wanted to keep the peace.
The Spanish states were separated in two, they were peacefully united by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. The two Countries blended very well together; the language represented both areas and the money was changed to show both rulers. After the unification, the Spanish economy was extremely strong and they had their Golden Age. They were spreading into the new world and became successful in trade and as the Catholic Church was flourishing they were having a lot of success as well. As the Protestant religion spread the Holy Roman Empire was losing power, as well as Spain. The Spanish were
able to keep Spain Catholic with the inquisition, but once an entire european country became Protestant is was difficult to convert them back. The Catholic faith did spread in the New World which helped them to maintain some of their power. Overall, this changed Europe because a dominant world power was declining as well as the most influential