1420‚ when Pope Martin V (papacy 1417-31) brought the papacy back the Rome for good‚ it became something of a papal duty to restore the city to its former greatness. Because as many as 100‚000 visitors might swarm into Rome during religious holidays‚ it was important that they be “moved by its extraordinary sights‚” as one pope put it‚ and thus find their “belief continually confirmed and daily corroborated by great buildings … seemingly made by the hand of God.” In other words‚ the popes were charged
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appealed to Pope Leo X to correct the abuses of the Church. When that didn’t work‚ he rallied the people to follow him. His beliefs spread through German states and most of Northern
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making the commoners have an influence in society‚ instead of only having the wealthy nobility being in charge of everything‚ which probably helped bridge the gap between the nobility and the commoners. Ferdinand and Isabella also got the approval from Pope Alexander VI to have the right to choose their own bishops for their churches‚ as well as to make churches in Hispanic America‚ which then led to the development of a national church in Spain. Due to the social power of the aristocracy combined with
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Warrior Pope. Led armies against the French and Venetians -Tudors (why powerful?)- Edward IV Richard IIHenry VII. Used Star Chamber against nobles and Henry VII rebuilt monarchy -Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (Inquisition why?)-Marriage created union of Spain. Completed Reconquista and Inquisition anti-Semitism -Charles V/Hapsburg- Holy Roman Emperor.1521: Habsburg-Valois WarsBattlefield was often Italy -Mirandola- Oration of the Dignity of Man -“Renaissance popes”- Became
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held by the monarch‚ and was exempt from being challenged. In other words‚ a monarch could‚ in theory‚ regulate various aspects of life without their authority being called into question. In France‚ absolutism is associated with the likes of Louis XIII‚ but rather more so with his descendent‚ King Louis XIV. However‚ while in theory absolutism granted the king a vast majority if the power and authority‚ it does not mean that it worked that way in practice. The king still had to answer to God. Furthermore
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Distrustful‚ argumentative‚ creative and highly competitive‚ Michelangelo Buonarroti was a sculptor of genius. Ross King’s awe-inspiring book Michelangelo And The Pope’s Ceiling tells the story how this genius sculptor created one of the greatest treasures of The Renaissance‚ the ceiling frescos of the Sistine Chapel. King draws a written and interesting portrait of Michelangelo that includes family‚ his fellow artists‚ his chaotic life and times in a thirty-one chapter book. As King points out
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Centuries ago calendars were invented to control the days‚ months‚ and years but‚ before they were created their inventors had to calculate and record timeless of information to add into their calendars. In today’s world as we know it‚ we actually adopted some of these calendars as our own. Known as the 365 days calendar in which includes leap year that happens every four years. These calendars are the Ancient Calendars‚ the Gregorian Calendar‚ and the Mayan Calendar which are still around in today’s
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the way king’s of the Roman Empire ruled‚ which was by the laws of the Church. European kings and princes always ruled by divine right‚ in fear of being kicked of the Church. 9. The Great Schism was caused by Pope Clement V‚ who moved the papacy to France‚ where
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Machiavelli notes that it is easier to govern a hereditary state than a new principality for two main reasons. -First‚ those under the rule of such states are familiar with the prince’s family and are therefore accustomed to their rule. The natural prince only has to keep past institutions intact‚ while adapting these institutions to current events. -Second‚ the natural disposition of subjects in a hereditary state is to love the ruling family‚ unless the prince commits some horrible
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child was important to his reign. He did not have a formal education and learned to read and write only after he became king in 871‚ but he did receive great instruction throughout his life. At the age of four‚ Alfred went to see Pope Leo IV in Rome for instruction. The Pope later adopted King Alfred as his spiritual son. Most of the Pope’s instruction to Alfred was concentrated on Christianity and not the liberal arts. This instruction was well giving for his future role as he would spend most of his
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