Luther had disapproved of the revolt and encouraged the princes to crush the peasant's revolt without mercy. ... Luther's reformation of the church by the late 1520's and early 1530's had spread from theologians and his followers to magistrates and princes. This was led by Prince of Hesse and the elector of Saxony, the two most powerful of the German Protestant Reformation rulers.Protetsant cities and territories formed strong defensive alliances to prepare for war with the Catholic emperor, Charles the fifth. ...

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It was also then that advantageous German Princes saw Lutheranism as a way to gain power by countering the Church. ... Luther's support among the masses made it even more appealing for German Princes to support Luther in order to gain popularity among their bases. ...

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Martin Luther appealed to the German princes to implement his ideas. ... This appeal to German patriotism caused many otherwise apathetic German princes to convert to Lutheranism. Consequently, the princes' subjects converted to Lutheranism, too, and after the Peace of Augsburg, these conversions were lawfully enforced. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his book The Prince, which showed rulers with strong nations by doing what worked best rather then by being good and morally correct. ... His ideas called for a ruler with wisdom and spiritual elements as well, to be the perfect Christian Prince. This Christian Prince would also have to condemn all type of warfare. ... Since there were more patrons of art, "the church was no longer the only patron of art; suddenly princes like Lorenzo de Medici were also buying art works-(Robinson 71). ...

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The Reformation was a new radical time where religion was questioned and Protestantism was formed and became popular. The main leader was Martin Luther and it began in Germany. The ideas of Luther spread to a wide variety of people, and eventually moved across Europe. All types of people started ...

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Throughout the Middle Ages, the lives of many Europeans revolved around religion. The Reformation was clearly to improve the Catholic Church by stopping the corruptions of the church. The Northern Christian Humanists before believed that the Christian faith had once been a simple religion, twisted t...

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The people that feared them can be broken down into four groups: the princes, Catholics, Lutherans, and even the non-religious... ( Knox ) The princes feared the Anabaptists, because of their political radicalism. ...

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The Dark Ages of Europe were called such for several reasons. One of the more notorious reasons was the state of the Catholic Church. In the years before the Reformation, members of the Catholic clergy had reached an all time low in terms of their morality. The abuses of clerical power and privilege...

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The Dark Ages of Europe were called such for several reasons. One of the more notorious reasons was the state of the Catholic Church. In the years before the Reformation, members of the Catholic clergy had reached an all time low in terms of their morality. The abuses of clerical power and privilege...

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"Inasmuch as Luther's revolt from Rome and the spread of Protestantism occurred after the height of the civilization of the Renaissance and before some particularly fundamental advances in modern European political, economic, and social development, it is tempting to think of historical events un...

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Brought back stories that led to an interest in other cultures. Brought back spices that led to food lasting longer. Brought back clothes that everyone wanted. The crusaders weakened the feudal nobility since they lost many of their lands to go on expeditions. The Byzantine power also decre...

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The reformatiom of the catholic and Christion faith during the sixteeth century was a break from reglious life which had occurred during the middle ages (400 to 1450). Although many people think this was only a change in the way people of that era choose to view God and their relationship with him....

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Mary Tudor, the eldest child of King Henry VIII ruled England from 1553 to 1558. Although her reign may have seemed like a short period of time, the problems and damage that occurred was anything but insignificant. During the five years Queen Mary reigned England, she was involved in religious, a...

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In its two-thousand year history Christianity has faced many challenges that forced changes in its belief or organization. Perhaps one of the greatest challenges occurred when Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on that parish church door in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517, putting the churc...

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The man who produced Lutheranism was a very distinctive character. After doing a little research I found information on Martin Luther. He was indeed an interesting individual for my report. The Lutheran Church came about because of him , and I hope that you become well informed with the life, ways ...

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My name is Marcello di Rossi, born in 1508, to an aristocratic family in Florence who held close ties with the Medici family who were rising in nobility (Backman, p. 382). My parents groomed me for the same path to further the relationship between our families, as their rise meant we were set to ach...

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The European world of sixteenth century had encountered revolutionary changes in its society and its obstinate Christian religion. By this time the Catholic Church was extremely corrupted that its spiritual leaders, the popes were far away from their religion and holy duty, and did nothi...

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There are many things that shaped and molded Europe's great history, but religion really tops the list of these factors. From the rise of Christianity, to the Reformation, Europe goes through various events that form it as it is today. When the might of the Roman Empire reached all the way to t...

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In a lengthy history of German princes being dissatisfied with the strength and/or administration of the Pope, Barbarossa did what came natural to a unified central power: he sought to expand land control as well as personal authority. ... Since power is a limited possession, the Church's gain meant the decrease of the secular political powers, such as the German princes and the French and English Nobles. Having united his Germanic lands as a strong leader, giving the German princes tremendous liberties within their own lands in exchange for their full support in his military endeavor...

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In the first half of the 16th century, Western Europe experienced a wide range of social, artistic and geographically political changes that created conflict within the Holy Roman Empire. This conflict is called the Protestant Reformation, a religious and political movement that gave birth to Prote...

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What were Martin Luthers Criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church? Discuss the Impact these Criticisms had on Europe in the 16th Century. Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German theologian who dared to challenge the Roman Catholic Church and consequently had a massive impact on Europe in the 16th ...

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Kingship - Ancient & Medieval Due to the Kings and high ranking officials from the Ancient and Medieval periods of time, much of the information acquired from the average person is partial. The authority associated with kingship in the past included all three aspects of the modern U.S Government; ...

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He was a theologically conversant, a humanistically trained prince with facility in Latin who both read and wrote theological works and discussed them with his counsellors, and who attended mass daily. ...

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In the novel, A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester, Manchester's primary thesis was his interpretation of sixteenth century Europe. It depicts the struggles and hardships that the people of that century went through and prevailed. Manchester explains the significance of how Ferdinand Mag...

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Assignment Consider the reasons for changing attitudes within governmental and political circles in England and Ireland towards Irish Roman Catholics, and assess the role Catholics played in that process. Response There were several reasons for the changing attitudes within governmental and politi...

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