Henry III of France

conflict between political, and religious authorities in medieval Europe. Pope Gregory even goes far enough to excommunicate Henry IV, and strip him of all titles. “On the strength of this belief therefore, for the honour and security of thy church, in the name of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I withdraw, through thy power and authority, from Henry the king, son of Henry the emperor, who has risen against thy church with unheard of insolence, the rule over the whole kingdom of the…

She wore very revealing clothing leaving very little to the imagination, and her behaviour was outrageous. It was even rumoured that she and Edward III, her future father in law had a lurid affair. Another rumour was that he had raped her. When she dropped her garter to draw attention to herself at a grand banquet, it is thought the King was inspired to dream up the Order of the Garter. She died aged…

since he challenges the church, a hundred and fifty years before Martin Luther did. Wye had many followers including country men, politicians and poor people. His followers known as the Lollards grew in numbers in England. The English Kings, Henry IV and Henry V, tried to stop the spread of the Lollard movement through fines, imprisonment and burning. After Wyes death, his writings were spread in Bohemia by John Huss a priest and professor in the University of Prague. The Holy Roman Emperor…

Catholic and Protestant. Because of Reformation from Henry VIII, Martin Luther’s 95 thesis, and John Calvin doctrines during the 15th and 16th century people in what is known as the Great Migration decided to venture into america that they could freely express their religion and theology, which influenced the culture, government, and society. Henry VII was the first tudor to rule in 1485 and then handed off the crown to Henry III in hopes that he would seal a marital alliance with…

Germanic, spread across Europe. They had different types of government, such as empires, monarchies, oligarchies, and more. Around the 8th century, a new type of government called feudalism started to pop up around Europe. It started in modern-day France and it kept growing. Eventually, it was the main form of government in medieval Europe. There were many groups in medieval society and they all had different rights and obligations. So Professor Know-It-All, feudalism was not an oppressive…

During the 16th century (or Tudor dynasty), its significant owner was the notorious King Henry VIII, completely transforming the Norman stronghold into a lavish and vast royal palace, allowing him and his first wife Catherine of Aragon to visit comfortably. In 1520, Henry and an entourage of over 5,000 people spent a night at Leeds Castle in a meeting with Francis I of France, which was aptly named “The Field of the Cloth of Gold”. Afterwards, the Tudor palace had been transformed…

lower class did not wear it. It is, perhaps, the lower class did not put thick make-up as the aristocrats did. So, the wig also had another function, to differentiate the upper and lower class. The first time they wore a wig started when King of France, Henry III, use a wig to cover his baldness. Then, Queen of England, Elizabeth I, also wear a wig…

Before Henry VII of England came into power, England was coming out of a fragmented feudal society and was in need of a strong ruler and government system. Rule was shifting from an oligarchy of nobles to a monarchy hungry for power and successors. The church was steadily losing its power as everything became increasingly more secular. As the church lost power rulers such as Henry were gaining. There was a need to sustain and increase this power. Niccoló Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513…

Mary Tudor was the only child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She was born at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, England on February 18, 1516. Mary was alienated from her father after he annulled his marriage with Catherine because of her failure to birth a son. When the annulment was official, Mary was considered illegitimate and deprived of her status to the throne. By the time King Henry VII died, Edward VI took the throne. He was only 9 years old at the time, but died at age…

first Roman emperor Charlemagne wanted. This is the reason why most people wore clothes made out of leather, wool or cloth. Their clothing generally became shorter over the European Middle Ages. Italian fashion was brought into France during the expedition of Charles III. This allowed their fashion to turn more elegant. Changes in fashion during the European Middle Ages Both men and women’s clothes emphasizes slenderness and lengthiness around the last Middle Ages. Lower class people wore tunic…