... empire, the Gregorian revolution swept through out Europe and the Papacy asserted itself as a principal political power after centuries of subordination and lay control. 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 ... a secular court, condemning the scene and walking out unscathed while violating the two controversial articles of the Constitutions of Clarendon. Henry, by the end of 1164 had three griev...

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... pulling together the formerly disunited Germanic kingdoms. The aim of "nation building" is certainly a massive undertaking. With this goal in mind, during his "liberal" phase and "under Biz's direction, Germany was given all the qualities of a great modern state. The civil and criminal codes were ready before the making of the empire; a ... accident, sickness, and old age. At the end he talked of 'the right to work' and thought of insurance against unemployment-the final step to the welfare state of the twentieth century." "These ideas were too novel for Biz's contemporaries. Most r...

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