Henry IV of England

Westminster, St Margaret's was finished in 1523 – it's tower is a bit more youthful, at only 226 years of age. On three sides the congregation is a mob of brilliant old recolored glass windows, with the most outstanding scene commending the pledge of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon. St Margaret's has a few novel elements, with the most striking…

Holbein’s ambassadors In 1532 Jean de Dinteville arrived in England for his second diplomatic venture. Whilst it yielded little, he was sent by the French king to protect relations with Henry VIII, who was in an uproar, planning to break away from the pope in Rome and the Catholic church. Dinteville had little to do in English court of Henry VIII other than wait for the pregnant Anne Boleyn to marry and become queen of England, which brought about the English Reformation in following year. In…

Elizabeth during her reign successfully created a religious settlement which restored many of the divisions created by her predecessors. However in order to do so, she had to accept both Catholic and Protestant aspects of religion alike, which created tensions and angered those who were fully committed to their religion; this even led some to oppose the new church in attempts to change it so it was more suited to their religious views, thus acted as a barrier the church had to overcome in order…

The Evil Doings of Mary I “A few deaths is just a small price to pay in order to save England from heresy” (Buchanan 13). This was a quote from Mary I as she burned 300 Christians at a stake for committing treason. But in actuality, these people were killed because they didn’t believe what their supreme ruler did. This was a major part of the Middle Ages and Mary I’s legacy because it dealt with the first female hierarchy’s reign, religion, and the hardships she caused. The biggest question of…

church. (Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night) However, in 1579, his father died and his mother later remarried a Catholic man named Denis Bainbridge. The family faced hardships of refusing to go to church, due to all the churches in England being Protestant. Guy had already left England when Queen Elizabeth I made it illegal to not go to church in…

Was Ivan the Terrible really that “Terrible”? Many of the people of his time believe him to be. However, contradicting to his name Ivan the “Terrible” in English but in Russian he is called Ivan the Grozny which is meant as Ivan the Great. Riveted from a perplexed childhood, indeed, Ivan the Terrible gained power of Russia at the tender age of eight, however, he was formally named Grand Prince of Russia at age 16. Thus, propelling him to the status of youngest ruler of the country, his rise to…

only six days old when she became Queen. Because Mary was so young, Mary’s uncle, Henry VIII tried to take control of power. Mary of Guise was the one to act as regent on for her daughter. Since the Scots had a long and great alliance with one another and Mary’s mother was French, Mary was betrothed to the French heir. She was sent to France at the age of five where she grew up to marry the son of the French King Henry II…

well and I like how they showed everything going on. In 1588 Spain was the largest super power on Earth. They assembled this super power to conquer England. Phillip the 2nd was the king of Spain, people in Spain were catholic and the job for every Catholic is to make sure Queen Elizabeth was killed. One of the biggest problems between Spain and England was religion but was not the only issue between the two. Phillip had to choose the leader of the Armada and according to the video “Phillip chose…

Comparing Ancient Female Rulers, WuZetian and Cleopatra in terms of their situation and ascent to power, their methods of rule, and their achievements and resourcefulness had similarities but were very different. Even their culture had several similarities and differences between them. They each taught us lessons about different types of effective leadership by a female in the world of modern business and / or modern politics. In the ancient times it was easy to compare the ways in which Tang…

Charles V was the Holy Roman Empire from 1526 until his death in 1558. He was born in Country of Flanders on February 24, 1500. His father was Philip I also know as Philip The Handsome was the first member of the house of Habsburg to be King of Castile. His mother was Joanna of Castile also know as the Mad. After Charles father died in 1506 he was sent to go live with his aunt Margaret of Austria. When Charles turned 15 in 1515 he became duke of Burgundy and gained rule over the Netherlands. On…