Philip II of France

order to liberate the Holy Places. Saint Gregory VII, nevertheless, was not able to understand his strategy due to core difficulties in Europe. Enthused by the similar soul as his forerunner, sacred Urban II was determined to summon the Council of Clermont, in November of 1095, in southern France. Answering to the plea, were more than 200 Archbishops and Bishops, 4,000 clergymen…

World War II. While the windows were removed from it, the Germans would use the cathedral as a social club during their occupation in France. This cathedral is first seen…

political reasons. England also acquired no part of the Spanish empire in the New World. The alliance also dragged England into a war, causing more people to be opposed to the marriage. A major part of her people and her council opposed the marriage with Philip (Pratt 14). This was because of his Catholic religion that would then merge with Mary's Catholic religion, The two of them would create a large threat to the protestant people of…

Loui Camacho Camacho 1 Ms.Peña E.L.A 11 May 2015 7A World War II Germany invaded Poland for living spaces. Thats how WWII started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It was the bloodiest war in history.And we might think it's not, but it is the most tragic war ever. The World thinks it is the bloodiest war.Did you know it was known as…

Urban II November, 1095 in the town of Clermont (Phillips). Urban II saw the Crusades as a way to stop the sinful knights of Europe from fighting eachother and…

The time of King James II of England was short. It began in February 1685 and ended in December 1688 with its forced "abdication", which we know as the glorious revolution. When he took office, James promised "to preserve this government in both the Church and the State, as now stated in the law." He was, however, a zealous Catholic, who wished to rebuild the Roman Catholic Church in England, and in his office he undertook every possible effort to promote the cause of Rome. James was the first…

The Thirty Years’ War, which lasted from 1618-1648, ravaged Europe for three decades aimed at the control of Germany by the Habsburg House that had ruled the Holy Roman Empire since the fifteenth century. This war was sparked by the Protestant Reformation that had begun in 1517. Though the war was destructive on all accounts, it did help shape today’s modern Europe. This essay will evaluate the Thirty Years’ War and how it helped form the modern state of Europe. The Thirty Years’ War was both…

Paris is the capital of France and the largest metropolitan centrum in this country located in the the center of the Paris Basin, on the Seine. Paris is the political, economic and cultural center of France, one of the 10 largest in Europe. There are numerous monuments and tourist attractions, which means that Paris is visited every year by approximately 30 million tourists. The metropolitan area has a population of more than 12 million inhabitants, thus in terms of population Paris…

John Philip Sousa was an American composer of the late Romantic era. He is most known today for his role in the American military and for his patriotic marches. Being an American composer greatly influenced his musical style, I think, as his music is very nationalistic. John Philip Sousa was born in Washington D.C. on November 6th, 1854. His father, John Antonio Sousa, was Portuguese and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Trinkaus, was German. Sousa was the third of ten children. John Sousa began his…

Joshua Atler 9/27/14 Modern World History Honors Mr. Hardy Ferdinand II was born in 1452 as the son of John II of Aragon. In 1468, he became the king of Sicily, an island near Italy. Before he became the king of Aragon, he married Isabella I in 1469. She was the future queen of Castile, and Ferdinand was the future king of Aragon. In 1474, Isabella inherited the throne of Castile. John II died in 1479, and Ferdinand II then rose to the throne of Aragon. This personal union established by the…