... living in France), wealth and the poor quality of its clergy Heresy called "Lollardy" John Wycliffe, Oxford professor, "Everyone should be able to read the Bible in English" and he translated it. Supported by king, but his successor Henry IV was not sympathetic and spirit of Lollardy was not ... seen again for a century. The crisis of kingship Many kings were cruelly murdered. Richard quarrelled with nobles in 1388. He imprisoned his uncle John of Gaunt, the third ... , his brother, Richard of Gloucester, put in the Tower Edward's sons e Richard III (Shakespeare) Yorkists and Lancastria...

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... happened so they just put it off to the side. The reason for the war was because the English king in 1330 was King Edward III, and the French king was King Phillip. Before King Phillip became king, King Edward had royal relatives who were in France and because of them he owned Aquitane a territory in France. ... for him. Edward could not afford to loose this town so he prepared for war. This started The Hundred Years War. Not only did Aquitane favour King Edward but also Flanders a French territory also favoured him, and this made Phillip nervous. However England was mad of the help Sco...

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... was sparked up again by him. In 1750 most countries were forced to be of the same religion as the King, or would be thrown out if they were not. In fact, the King being able to control all of a country came from the ideas of Absolutism and Mercantilism. Mercantilism meant that a ... to blow. The French had extremely high taxes, feudalism, and differences in status, and a Roman Catholic Church. The revolution came along because the King wanted to tax the rich nobles instead of the lower classed poor people. When the third estate finds that their votes do not matter in the Estates ... Ge...

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... with small Germanic kingdoms that sprang all over Europe, with the crowning of Charlemagne as Roman emperor in 800. Most importantly, the peace treaty between Vikings' leader, Rollo and France's king, Charles the Simple to end the Vikings' invasion of France led to feudalism, which was established in 911. Other aspects that led to the beginning of feudalism can be attributed ... in 1190 because the absence of his leadership aroused panic and eventually, the fall of the Holy Roman Empire. There was limited power of the king because King John argued with the Barons of the methods of rulin...

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... all connected together in some way, starting with the political prestige before the Revolution started. The political causes of the French Revolution evolved from problems King Louis XVI caused. He ruled France as an absolute monarch. (Document 1) King Louis XVI didn't care about the well being of France. This made him a very a weak leader. This was because he didn't care about the ... of government that would be good for them. The French decided that they should create a declaration, like the Americans did. They were using ideas from America, as well as from John Locke. The people of t...

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... meet or come in touch with Robert Baudri, for her "voices" told her he would help her get to the king, and help her along with her quest. The situation with the king or Charles the V11 was his military situation with the English was becoming more desperate everyday. In January 1429 Joan left ... Charles, she was sent to Poitiers to be examined by bishops and doctors. They found nothing heretical in her supernatural guidance. When Joan returned to Chinon the king tried to offer her a sword. But Joan made a special request as to what her weapon would be. She asked for the ancient sword of...

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... over all of France. This conflict lasted a hundred years. At the beginning, the English overpowered the French on the battlefield. The king of England claimed to be the king of France and had taken over most of the country. But over time the French grew strong through brave leaders and generals. Joan ... a message. They told Joan she had to bring peace to France by having Charles, the dauphin, who was the eldest son of the king and heir to the throne, crowned king. Charles was waiting for England's defeat so he could claim the throne. Joan was doubtful, and did not understand how she, a ...

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... but the last three kings died without producing a male heir. The nearest surviving relative was King Edward III of England, but the government chose Philip of Valois, a first cousin of the previous kings to be king. Another important factor was the clash of French and English interests in Flanders, an area in ... were victorious. Their naval communications excelled those of Frances. One important victory for England was the battle fought at Crecy in 1346. In 1356 John II succeeded King Philip and in an attack was captured and killed. This led to another English victory and the Peace of B...

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... mankind (anyone who lived by the natural laws received it), progress in society, and liberty (society could be set free). Through out this period came great Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Voltaire. John Locke, the earliest Enlightenment thinker, was born in England in 1632. He was a political philosopher who criticized absolute monarchy and favored democracy. Because of his ideas Locke was ... was so because in his writing of "Two Treaties on Government- it was stated that people were born free with natural rights-life, liberty, and property. If the government or king were t...

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... . It influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the rights of man and of the Citizen. These political, economic, and social changes from the Enlightenment influenced the Documents. John Locke advocated the three natural rights of man, which influenced many of the Enlightenment's changes and revolution. These rights are the basis that Thomas Jefferson made for our Declaration of ... . The Second Estate included the nobles, and the Third Estate occupied everyone else. The first two estates had never gotten taxed before and now they were going to be by King Louie the S...

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... of feudalism. 1169 Ibn-Rushd begins translating Aristotle's works. In 1189 Richard I ("the Lionhearted-) succeeds Henry II in England, and was killed in France the year 1199, he succeeded by King John. 1211 Genghis Khan invades China, captures Peking in1214, he conquers Persia in 1218, and invades Russia in 1223, dies in 1227. In 1215 ... King John forced by barons to sign Magna Carta at Runneymede, limiting him royal power. 1231 The Inquisition begins as Pope Gregory IX assigns Dominicans responsibility for combating heresy. Ferdinand and Isabella ... ...

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... without persecution; the Revocation reflected Louis" lack of religious tolerance. Louis XIV was known for his harassment of the Protestants. In 1681 Madame de Maintenon wrote: "If God grants the King life, in twenty years time there will not be a single Huguenot in France"(Document 10). The Enlightenment called for religious tolerance and Louis XIV failed to uphold that ideal, therefore ... -(Document 4). Louis felt he was not accountable to anyone for his actions. This idea of Absolutism contrasted sharply with the political theories of one of the Enlightenments most prominent thinkers,...

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The idea of natural rights, or the universal privileges given to all men, grew in popularity after the Enlightenment era. The philosopher, John Locke, argued that it is the government's soul duty role to protect its peoples' rights to Liberty, Life, and private property. The American and French governments both chose to follow ... of natural rights, they were written to accomplish different goals. Both the French and American declarations portray the tyranny of their current government: one by the monarchy of the British King; the other, an Oligarchy class structure. Both nations were frustr...

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... Russia was assassinated in 1881 by members of a terrorist group that wanted to overthrow the government. Other famous people who were assassinated because of their beliefs were Martin Luther King Jr., and Pope John Paul II, who was shot, but survived. While many groups have engaged in terrorism throughout history, the Anarchist political groups in the 19th century are most remembered. These ... ...

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... took over Algeria. It was the first significant French colonial territory in Africa. The dey of Algiers had struck and called the French consul names. In response, Charles X, the French king at the time sent his army to occupy the town of Algiers. This was initially intended as just an act of revenge, but while occupying, the French decided to continue ... of French civilization. While this implied a kind of equality (the fact that they were able to become Frenchmen), it was dismissed as non-existent or at least with little value. John P Loughlin discusses the result of this attempt in ...

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... established a two-party system. Foreign affairs, in particular the French Revolution incited political differences in the United Sates in the 1790's. The French revolution began when the people overthrew the king and initiated the beginning of a series of governments. George Washington recognized the French Revolutionary government by receiving their Ambassador, Edmond Genet. He arrived in South Carolina and began to journey ... as the Federalists favored England while the Republicans favored France. Washington's farewell address spoke to the growing divide and he appealed to all Americ...

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... any authority in the colonies, which blamed George III for a "long train of abuses and usurpation." The rebel leaders still saw that the minority of colonials remained true to the king and the Parliament. Faithfulness to Britain was specifically strong, where quarrel over grievances or land raged before 1776. Loyalists feared that if they separate from Britain would plunge America in ... New Jersey. Washington had to respond, so he regrouped some of his army's credibility at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. Summer of 1777, Howe's army took over Philadelphia but John Burgoyne Britis...

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