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    Elizabeth by the papacy was one consumed by the debate of what the Church of England should looks like. Edward VI was a Protestant,and he made strides to define the Church of England as a Protestant church, instead of leaving the church as mostly Catholic in practice like his father had. Mary I, on the other hand, tried to revert England back to Catholicism. And finally, Elizabeth I started her reign by being diplomatic, careful not to lean on Protestantism or Catholicism too much, but as she spent more time as the monarch she became more and more Protestant and her policies illuminated that shift. Each monarch contributed to the religious debate that had taken over England,…

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    repealed by Queen Mary I, the daughter of King Henry vii. She was a devout catholic and reinstated Catholicism as England’s official state religion. Mary was very unforgiving of those who chose protestant faith and burned many at the stake, this would help build hostility between the prostatpnts and Catholics for generations to come, and affecting how Victorian politics would be shaped. In 1559 a new act of supremacy was passed by queen Elizabeth I, she also passed the act of uniformity which…

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    as Thuesen puts it, “conservative embrace of verbal inerrancy or a liberal quest for historical Jesus” (Thuesen, 15). The disputation amongst Protestants over the scriptures meaning to the Christian faith can be traced back to the rule of Henry VIII, when he dissolved the church from the state government after being ex-communicated by Pope Clement VII for attempting to annul his marriage. The English Reformation opened the door for the English church that allowed for translations of the bible…

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    The Crusades Justification

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    began to smuggle his illegal English copies of the new testament into England. After years of smuggling in translations of the new and old testament, Tyndale was arrested and tried for heresy. He was found guilty and was executed in August of 1536. After King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church, he ruled in 1538 that translations of the Vulgate were crucial for his new church of England. Work began on a new Bible translation and this time it was endorsed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.…

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    Same Sex Marriage and the Church of England Introduction When talking about same sex marriages, reference is often directed to gay and lesbian marriages or unions. The debate on same sex marriages has often attracted heated responses from concerned quarters. The key factor of contention, as research affords, is whether or not same sex marriages should be legalized, seeing that marriage has always been considered to be a fundamental institution within the society. History provides a specific…

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    depictions of Elizabeth as a celestial being arose conjuring images such as the “virtuous Queen, chaste goddess, mighty imperial monarch, and the all-powerful being at one with the cosmos” (p. 18). Hibbert (1992) remarks that although her image was deific, there remained a human quality, a link forever with her beloved people. Greene (2000) asserts that Elizabeth managed to make herself an object of divine worship, while simultaneously protecting her power and maintaining her independence as a…

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    The Reformation In England

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    applies to the Reformation in England and the formation of the then newly established Church of England. No matter the circumstances, England’s reform was bound to happen. The English reform assisted in the creation of The Church of England, which follows the Christian faith. Anglicanism, today’s name the Christian denomination, is thought to be a happy medium between Protestant and Roman Catholic. The Reformation was a significant event in changing and shaping the religious system in England as…

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    Elizabethan Religion

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    Using these four passages and your own knowledge, assess the view that the puritans presented a serious challenge to the unity of the Elizabethan church. Over the course of Elizabeth’s reign 1558-1603 Protestants started to gain majority in England, partially in the 1580s compared to Mary’s reign where the majority was catholic as many of the extreme Protestants left England. This is when the small group of Protestants would become known as puritan. Historians have argued on how serious the…

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    The 95 theses were the initial catalyst for the protestant reformation, they stated why the church was wrong which created a new religion called lutheranism which led to changes in how britain was ruled and how christianity was changed in order to quell the people who joined luther because what the churches did was…

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    directions on the card looked like a whole bunch of flower petals in the earliest stages.These tools were helpful mainly because they helped explorers travel across seas.They both influence the ways of navigation because without the Astrolabe and the Compass tell the explorers which way to go while sailing. Also,the explorers would Hall 3 have not been able to map out any of the new lands without the use of the compass and the Astrolabe. The Commercial Revolution from colonial empires from…

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