... in his military endeavors, Frederick I controlled Germany, married into Burgundy, and set his sights on Italy. When his ally, Pope Adrian IV died in 1159 and was replaced by Alexander III, Barbarossa was intent on invading Milan and did so successfully. He controlled much of Charlemagne ... realizing that there was no honest way to make the two meet given the king's present demands and the church's present positions. Consequently, Henry and Becket had an infamous falling out over these numerous opposing sides. Becket was a completely changed man and, upon devoting himself, he completely ...

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... bureaucracy and distributed land estates granted in feudal tenure to those clergy who were apt and able but also of good repute. Benedicts well off deeds were undone in large part due to Clement VI (1342-1352) and his spendthrift ways. One of the unwanted repercussions was the ever popular centralizing and bureaucratization of church leadership, though during this ... medieval church being corrupt as well as a totalitarian, intolerant, and even murderous institution is the persistent but often misrepresented medieval Inquisition. A distinguished Protestant scholar by the name of Henry Cha...

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