History of the Church of England

the period between 1300-1600 C.E., Eastern Europe, known as Russia, and Western Europe, known as England, became vastly different than each other in several ways. To begin, Russian population fell under the dome of the Eastern Orthodox religion, while the English…

1. The Puritans were able to leave all they had in England to seek religious, political, and economical freedom from the English throne by building a new civilization in Massachusetts, an unexplored and foreign terrain for almost all the Puritans. First of all, the Puritans were English protestants, who wanted the Church of England reformed and perished of all Roman Catholic remnants but did not want to separate from the Church; they were “non-separatists” unlike the Pilgrims ("Religion and the…

you have not already tested.” This demonstrates the value she placed on trust in order to successfully rule. Elizabeth ruled England for almost seventy years, from 1533 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth I’s wide acceptance for all people, her passionate support for all forms of art, her implementation of the new Anglican church, and her dedication to her people drew England out of the Dark Ages into a new beginning of global religious equality and acceptance. Elizabeth I was accepting of all…

independence movement, especially on government, politics, and religion. If it wasn’t for the figures and central ideas of the Enlightenment, the U.S. would have been very different because the Enlightenment influenced many key figures from American history such as Thomas Jefferson, ideas like freedom from oppression and natural rights came straight from Enlightenment, and almost every part of life, even religion, were strongly affected by the Enlightenment. Key figures in the creation of the…

One of the fascinating times in European history occurs during the age of the Vikings, which were between the 8th century and the 10th century. There are several different articles that possess different ideas on how the Vikings acted. For example, one article that views the Vikings as harsh and horrific human beings is titled Lindisfarne, which talks about how the Vikings raided a town in current-day England (Lindisfarne). Another example includes a NOVA interview with William Fitzhugh, an…

New England greatly differed in terms of control by a European government, were both vastly similar and extremely different in terms of religion, and were largely similar in terms of treatment of indigenous people. The Spanish colonies and New England were slightly similar and greatly different in terms of control by European government due to supporting their European country and their acceptance of European religion. The Spanish colonies and New England…

This reminds me of the Puritans I learned about in history. The Puritans were not liked because of what they stood for in England. They were also made fun of because they stand for things people back then could not stand for at all. The Puritans faced religion persecution and as a result left the country of England and came to the US to end all the pain they were being caused. I am gonna explain the Puritans stood for that got them to leave England and end their…

In 1215, The Magna Carta was brought up in a field in England known as Runnymede. The Magna Carta was a charter that was targeted against the deranged king of England at the time, King John. The Archbishop of Canterbury wrote up the charter to make peace between King John and barons who despised him. Dan Jones explains the history of King John and the Magna Carta in an article he had wrote for the Smithsonian. In his article, “The Mad King and Magna Carta,” the author Dan Jones begins with a…

The History of Virginia and the Plymouth Plantation The stories The Plymouth Plantation and History of Virginia written by William Bradford and John Smith. Both stories had their similarities but also had a lot of differences. Captain John Smith and William Brandford were both settlers who used their own techniques to survive these crazy unknown lands. Although they decided to settle these wild unknown lands they both came for different reasons. They risked a lot to settle over there.…

These regions are similar, yet unique in their own way. The New England region, Middle region, and Southern region each have an economy, a climate, and a history that is each unique to that region. The New England Colonies The New England region was made up of the colonies of Massachusetts, Maine (which was part of Massachusetts), Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Being in the Northeast of the future U. S. the New England colonies never got very warm with harsh and cold winters.…