The Church played a vital role in the kingdom of Charlemagne. ... It was necessary for the Church to play a role in this education of the people, because only the clergy were educated. ... The creation of the "Papal States" indebted the Pope to Charlemagne, and Pope Leo III eventually crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas day in 800 AD. ... The education system used by Charlemagne's scholars was suprisingly like that of Classic Greek and Roman scholars. ... The people of Charlemagne's time were merely adapting Germanic habits and tradition with the rediscovery of...

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Journalism raised its head for the first time and the periodical essay actually played a constructive role by improving the reading habits of the masses and by educating them in issues like morality, religion, culture, history and mannerisms. ... The Glorious Revolution, the Conformity Bill, the replacement of the Stuart dynasty, the persecution of the Roman Catholics, the scandals and corruption of the Walpole government and the struggle between the Whigs and the Tories all had an impact on the literature of that time. ... The subjects of the novels were not Greek or Roman gods, nor knigh...

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It can play a role in burial rites, serve as an article for use by the dead in the afterlife, and celebrate the life and accomplishments of the dead, whether as part of kinship-centered practices of ancestor veneration or as a publicly directed dynastic display. ... There are the giant tombs and temples of the Roman emperors. ... Roman temples emphasized the front of the building, which consisted of a portico with columns, which is basically a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...

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At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church controlled the majority of religious, political and social power in Europe. ... Papal corruption, the print press, the Renaissance, and personal ambitions all played an influence in religious reform. ...

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Central to this dilemma is the case of the English king and the Archbishop of Canterbury, but playing in the backdrop, on a much larger scale is the case of the German Emperor and the Pope. ... Previous to the Norman invasion, the Catholic Church in England was perhaps the least influenced by the Roman center than any other in Europe. There was a feeling of fidelity and homage to the Roman and Papal roots abroad, but the distance was too far and the Channel provide a physical barrier to influence either way. ...

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He died on the 3rd of June, 1963 and was succeeded by Pope Paul VI, who convened the remaining three sessions of Vatican II after playing an important part in the first session. ... " Despite the changes in the language of the mass, Latin is still the official language of the Roman Catholic Missal. ...

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