Pope Martin IV

From his adult height of 4’6’’ to his lack of a formal education because of his religion, Alexander Pope was often counted out throughout his life, but he overcame these problems again and again to impact the literary world. Alexander Pope lived during the restoration period, a tumultuous time. During this time, many things were happening in Britain. Pope was born in 1688, the year of the so called “Glorious Revolution” in which William and Mary became the rulers of Britain. Although things like…

Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the middle ages is the story of The Hanged Man by Robert Bartlett. There are not many people that can escape death in general; especially when they are hanged. Robert Bartlett’s The Hanged Man is a story of a Welshman that was hanged, but was still alive. There was a inquiry that was held to see if there was a intercession from a saint named Thomas De Cantilupe whom was the bishop of Hereford who was also hanged, but survived. Bartlett’s background as a…

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a small group under Robert Catesby put together a plan to kill King James I and members of the house of parliament that were making life difficult for the Catholics.This is an important event in British history because, it almost ended the lives of the biggest Protestant leaders of that time. Also, how the event that happened over 400 years ago affect people today. After Queen ELizabeth I died in 1603, Catholics hoped her next successor James I. Having a Catholic…

The Scientific Revolution caused a lot of conflicts with the Catholic Church that was slowly losing power in Europe. The Renaissance introduced a lot of different innovations, philosophies, and ways to think about religion and government. Humanism was a way of basing things on evidence and not supernatural. Also humanists thought that human choice changed history and not supernatural beings. Scientists like Copernicus and Galileo had troubles with the church trying to spread information on how…

“Over 30 years, Paul clocked up around 10,000 miles, traveling across the Roman empire.” The epic transformation that Christianity went through in Rome was shocking. Christians were very strong through their struggles. Christianity transformed from a persecuted sect to the Roman state religion because of Paul and his apostles, the martyrs, and the emperors. Paul and his apostles helped Christianity spread throughout Rome by preaching and sharing the religion with non-Christians. First, in…

The people in Rome started believing in a new God. This faith in this new God was known as Christianity and it spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire. It caused suffering and problems, but also gave many people a new hope. This faith came to the roman Empire through a new teacher known as Jesus who was born to preach and teach about God. This faith also spread through Judea and Galilee. Christianity affected the rulers of Rome, it went against the rule of Rome saying that you must worship…

Gregory Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” is a collection of stories from the medieval times. The purpose of “The Canterbury Tales” is to satirize the corruption within the church during the medieval ages. Chaucer’s intention is to write 124 stories- four told by each of the 31 pilgrims- but only writes 24. In “The Prologue” of “The Canterbury Tale,” the scene is set and each pilgrim is described. The pilgrims are all on a journey to the Shrine at Canterbury. Many of the pilgrims were corrupt,…

Sarah Kim Final The Bestiary: The Aberdeen During the middle ages, manuscripts or hand-made books, were used to educate the people about the principles of Christianity. It was a transition from the dark ages and a time when Christianity was expanding in Europe. Wealthy members in society wanted more churches, artworks, and manuscripts. Many of the works were religious, but also non religious. Manuscripts were an important artwork to expand Christianity. The Bestiary, the book of Beasts, is an…

The Medieval World was the way in which civilization was between the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell and the 15th century when the Renaissance or Age of Enlightenment occurred and brought people out of the Middle Ages. During this time period, Roman civilization had a significant impact on the development of ideas, society, and politics. One way in which Rome did this was by promoting ‘empires’ even though Rome’s empire had fallen. The Church took the place of the Roman Empire and…

1. The conversion of Constantine. Brookes claims, “Persecution breeds heroes” and defends Constantine’s conversion based on “the establishment.” Although Constantine at first held tight as a pagan priest, he appeared to favor Christians when he ordered it a capital crime to worship idols. In 312 A.D., Constantine made sure every soldier wore the monogram of Christ on their shield. Constantine lived an aggressive example where he freed Christians from martyrdom in 313 A.D., by ending…