Charlemagne‚ or simply Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest kings known to history. Charlemagne was born into the Carolingian Dynasty around 742 A.D. He was the eldest son of Pepin the Short‚ the founder of the Carolingian Dynasty. Although there is no written information on his childhood one thing was for certain‚ he was born into power and destined to be the next king of Frankia. When King Pepin passed away of dropsy after ruling the Frankish Kingdom for over fifteen years‚ his kingdom was
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extended to northeast Spain‚ Bavaria‚ north Italy Charlemagne’s Administration Capital city at Aachen (in modern Germany) Relied on aristocratic deputies‚ known as counts Used missi dominici to oversee local authorities Charlemagne as Emperor Pope Leo III proclaimed Charlemagne emperor‚ 800 The coronation strained relations with Byzantine emperors The Age of the Vikings Louis the Pious Invasions Vikings Devolution of Political Authority Economy and Society in Early Medieval Europe The
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A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester Outline The Medieval Mind I. The Dark Ages A. The Years A.D. 400 to A.D. 1000 1. Referred to as the Dark Ages because knowledge and literacy vanished during this era. 2. Rulers during this age were illiterate and most found it trivial. a. Emperor Sigismund said‚ “Ego sum rex Romanus et super grammatica”—as king of Rome‚ he was above grammar. B. Rome’s Fall in the Fifth Century 1. The Hsiung-nu (Huns) ravaged though Europe
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Five hundred years ago on All Saint’s Eve in 1517 a man so displeased by the state of the church nailed his ninety-five protests to the door of the church in Wittenberg. Overnight‚ this monk from Germany had vocalized his beliefs in a very public manner that shook leaders and scholars alike. As a teacher‚ monk‚ and Reformation founder Luther’s desire was to be an honest and responsible Christian. With such a simplistic action‚ Martin Luther began a movement that he never intended to transpire. Historically
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through their faith in Jesus Christ. He continued to tell people that Christianity beliefs should not be told by the authority of the Pope but based on the Bible and Christian traditions. After Martin Luther challenged
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German monk and teacher of theology‚ who set off the chain reaction we know as the reformation” (Coffin et al‚ 400). Martin Luther’s quest for justice became an inspiration to millions of people. Redefinition of religion‚ role of women and role of popes was significant in the process of reformation. There were some beliefs in the Lutheran faith that differed substantially from Catholicism. It gained mass support with the spread of Bible and Luther’s Ninety-five Theses to the general public. The corrupt
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Church prior to 1517. There seemed to be widespread acceptance of papal authority‚ the seven sacraments and even the purchase of indulgences. However‚ the anti-papal behaviour on a spiritual level reached far up the Clergy’s hierarchy‚ for example Pope Leo X‚ who was said to be infallible sold off more than 2‚000 church offices which was clearly symony. Symony was one of 4 of the church’s major abuses‚ and as the
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reformation was caused by a variety of corruptions within the catholic church‚ and dissatisfactions outside the church related to the church’s habits‚ some of these included: economic corruption‚ the sale of indulgences‚ the power and authority of the pope‚ and the all around dissatisfaction with the practice of external worship. One of the many corruptions of the Roman Catholic church that triggered the Protestant Reformation was economic corruption. The Roman catholic church was swathed in opulence
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and and artistic patronage to a new level.” (Walker) This ultimately gave him the title of Lorenzo il Magnifico which means Lorenzo the Magnificent. Although‚ tragedy struck in 1478‚ when a Florentine family‚ the Pazzi’s‚ entered a conspiracy with Pope Sixtus IV to overthrow the Medici family. On Easter Sunday of that year‚ at the Santa Maria del Fiore‚ the famous Duomo of Florence‚ the Pazzi struck‚ and the priest stabbed Lorenzo’s brother Giuliano and a member of the Pazzi Family finished the kill
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Political authorities had a tremendous influence in the course of the Protestant Reformation. During the sixteenth century‚ the roles of authoritative figures who held political power and religious leaders were very similar. The dual roles of the monarchy and the church created an unstable political environment that became the catalyst of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on November 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony‚ modern day southeast Germany. He was born into a family of miners. Knowing
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