It appears that the Church of Rome, which governed the Monastery in commendam, wished to exercise direct supervision also through the dispatch of regular clergy there as its representatives. ... After a hard-fought campaign lasting a whole year, the capture of the unfortunate island was completed with the fall of Famagusta in August 1571, within a ghastly context of massacres, pillage, rapine and destruction, The dark period of Ottoman rule had begun for Cyprus. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Becket had traveled twice to Rome in order to gain the Pope's favor away from Eustace, son of Stephen. ... Consequently, Henry and Becket had an infamous falling out over these numerous opposing sides. ...

• Word Count: 2829
• Approx Pages: 11
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This research paper critically analyses the controversies surrounding the politics of power in gender relations within the Roman Catholic Church. Historically, the unequal power structure between the different genders (male and female) in the Hebrew Bible relegated women and placed them in positions...

• Word Count: 2952
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate