Henry II of France

took place so mainly Jerusalem. The war started in 1095. After 4 years of fighting the European captured Jerusalem and that was the start of the crusades. Crusade I: The first crusade had 5 armies as they were able to capture the Holy Land. Crusade II: During the second crusade there where territory’s dived into states they ended up losing the northern part they controlled. Crusade III: The crusade then tried to capture Egypt but then they loss. That then resulted into…

“Between 10 and 20% of his subjects had adopted the reformed doctrines.” (An Introduction to Early Modern European History (16th & 17th Centuries), Jean Mason) Once people starting adopting these policies, everything came into play. France was the target of a missionary effort. This effort was lead by the leader of Protestant Geneva, Jean Calvin, who ironically is also a Frenchman. “Calvin had converted to the reformed faith around 1533 and since 1541 had been leader of the militant…

bride at the young age of 13. Margaret of Bavaria was the daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut. At the same time, Jean the Fearless’ sister, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, married Albrecht of Bavaria’s son, William II, Duke of Bavaria. The weddings were crucial to consolidate Jean the fearless’ position in the low countries. This land consisted of the costal region in northwestern Europe, especially in present day Belgium and the Netherlands, more specifically…

her way. Queen Mary was the first queen in her kingdom,England. She wanted kids of her own but she was childless. Mary thought getting a heir will allow her to bare children. Also known as bloody Mary, she executed many people. Her father Henry also did the the same. Mary father had many wives so Mary gained stepmothers and her dad declared heirs. Mary was inspired by Roman Catholicism to institute social forms.…

La Princesse de Clèves begins at the royal court of Henry II of France where Madame de Chartres has brought her sheltered, sixteen year old daughter who is looking for a husband with financial and social power. Madame de Chartres plans to find her daughter a wealthy nobleman at the very least but hopes her daughter can manage to attract the attention of a royal prince. All was going according to plan, and Mademoiselle de Chartres had captured the interest of a few suitors, until old jealousies…

Templars remind King Henry III of England that the British royal family has debts to the Templar, so they forced Henry to pawn off his crown jewels to the Templars in Paris until he could pay back those debts. “Pawn the crown jewels to us, my lord. We will hold them until the debts can be repaid” (Young 63). They sent the crown jewels to the Templar vault in Paris, which Will help protected. But there is no evidence of the Templars forcing Henry to move the crown jewels. Henry decided to move…

Since Pope Urban II sold the first indulgence, a “ticket” out of purgatory, in 1095, the Catholic Church has been overrun with corruption and malfeasance. Popes and priests took advantage of this broken system, in which they would profit at the expense of the common man. It was not until 1510 when Martin Luther, a devout Catholic monk who was having trouble with his faith, visited the holy city of Rome that change truly began. Instead of finding a holy city, he found ubiquitous greed, corruption…

went on for 5 more years, until the Treaty of Versailles was created and commanded the armies to seize fire. World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919. This peace treaty kept from any wars starting for less than two decades, then came World War II. The Treaty of Versailles’ name came from where it was signed, the Versailles Palace. The Allies wrote the treaty and in order to have it signed, they need a large enough space to hold all of those that participated and were involved in the process…

Overview For this research paper, I will concentrate on the happenings of the War of the Roses in 1455-1487. The War of the Roses commences as Henry VI’s mental health begins to deteriorate. Due to King Henry VI’s indisposition and consequent weak rule, Richard, Duke of York acquired an interest in seizing the English throne for himself. Opposing the York house was Henry Tudor of Lancaster. Throughout the bout of the War of the Roses, Sun Tzu’s philosophies dictated in his book, “The Art of…

doing so. However, I am going to describe a show of mine that continues to remind myself and others it means to be a woman or man, how to fulfill those roles, and the consequences if not fulfilled. Reign is a historical drama that takes place in France, surrounding the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the troubles and accomplishments she acquires throughout her…