Henry III of France

establishment. In the early 1800s the White Lotus Rebellions occurred, led by the frustrated Buddhists who got mad that the government was corrupted and taxed heavily. The Self Strengthening Movement was not effective in 1860. China lost Vietnam to France in the Sino-French War of 1883. China also had to hand over Taiwan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki and allow the Japanese rights in trade just like the British. China was forced to sign yet another document, the Boxer Protocol. The Protocol…

The Council of Trent spanned a lengthy 18 years (1545-1563) and proved to be one of the most significant of the 21 ecumenical councils convened in Church history. Despite the import of an historical event which influenced Catholic teaching for years to come, little work has been written on this particular council. However, Fr. John O’Malley, S.J., has presented a detailed recounting of this remarkable event in his book, Trent: What Happened at the Council, published by the Belknap Press of…

If Romeo were not a Montague, he would still be himself: his name is not a physical part of him like his hand or foot. A rose would smell the same if we used a different term for it ‐ and Romeo would still be as perfect if he had a different name. The alternative to this arbitrary view of meaning was associated with Plato, and its crucial difference was in the rejection of the notion of randomness in language. The Platonic view posited a deep, divine or occult, connection between the form of…

This conflict arose between Gregory and german Emperor Henry IV, where their differing opinions on who should choose local bishops clashed in the early 11th century. Pope Gregory was an advocate for more church authority and believed that he, and future popes, should have absolute say in certain spheres of…

Aaron Copland Hayden Bennett MUHL 332: Music History III The American dream is; the dream that everyone could have an equal chance to succeed in life and be prosperous through one’s own hard work, determination, and initiative. In a time when this dream was all you really needed to show a love for this country, Aaron Copland stepped it up one notch and strived to show his patriotism through his passion, Music. Aaron wanted to make an impact on the world not only with his music but his…

the attacks by the Axis powers may have drug World War II on for years. Truman’s knowledge of presidency began when he became Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vice-president in 1945. When FDR ran for his fourth term as president, he decided to eliminate Henry Wallace as his vice president…

Prime Minister Lord North caught wind of the news in November, he was appalled. The British army was sure if they kept fighting their efforts would have gone straight downhill. Between June 1781 and 1783, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Henry Laurens collaborated with the British Government regarding the borders of the United States of America until finally signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783. The new borders were the Great Lakes region to the north, the Mississippi River to the…

Christians.Many things happened in each Crusade including the capturing of Jerusalem, the fall of the county Edessa, the treaty of the Third Crusade, and the invasion and sacking of Constantinople the Byzantine Empire's Capital. On November 27, 1095, in France, the First Crusade started when Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines, regain the “Holy Lands”, and…

on American soil and pinned brother against brother in the fight against slavery. The issue of slavery, which had long since been pushed aside for future generations to deal with finally climaxed to its breaking point in 1861. Not even the like of Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster could have stopped the war from breaking out. The senatorial actions of the Great Triumvirate are outlined in John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courge which describes in great detail the passage of the…

When does the Rococo begin in France? What historical events help influence the rise of Rococo style? Roccoco style is a style of structural planning, starting in France around 1720, advanced from Rococo sorts and recognized by its rich refinement in utilizing distinctive materials for a sensitive general impact. It is described by softness, class, and a rich utilization of bending, characteristic structures in ornamentation. The word Ornate is gotten from the French word rocaille, which…