... wanting to expel them from the Holy Land. They wanted to defend the Christian society. Politically, the wars were directed against heretics and political opponents in France and Italy. Urban's speech was very well rounded. It appealed to many people in almost every social class. These ... For others, it was a desperate attempt for many of the knights to gain higher status. Some people had a focus on increasing their own power and wealth. And still, others participated because they were told that if they did, they would be freed of any punishment and sin that ... political situations. The...

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... collapsed Roman Empire. He restored order and solidity, basing his policies on oppression and the loss of personal freedom. The restoration of the empire included political, military, economic, social and religious changes. When Diocletian became ruler, the empire had been the product of many years of chaos and instability. ... by four called the Tetrarchy. Diocletian wisely decided that the empire was too large for one man to rule effectively. He divided the power with three others, and established four imperial courts, none of them in Rome. His own court he established in Nicomedia, wh...

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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. However both the people and royalty started to begin multiple reforms across Europe. Papal corruption, the print press, the Renaissance, and personal ambitions all played an influence in ... , while the Reformation taking place in Europe was brought about by religious differences and ideals, its basis in England was one of personal and political change. England experienced the greatest wavering between the two religions as the monarchs of England pas...

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... Martin Luther had paved the way to question the church. This spread throughout the world inspiring others, spurring the Catholic (counter) reformation, and thus later led to religious, social and political changes in Western Europe. His views on Christianity appealed to nobles and commoners, yet it was a threat to the Roman Catholic Church. Luther believed that Christian belief must be based ... all adults. Protestantism was such a threat to the Roman Catholic Church that Italian peasants sometimes defied their masters by adopting a different faith. Politically, it gave them less contro...

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... and Charles I attempted to rule the country without consenting parliament. The absolutism in France was started by a strong absolute Louis XIV. When Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661 Louis XIV took power and it was the strong absolute leader that France was looking for. Louis managed to control all aspects of government, from economics to foreign policy thus in turn defining Frances ... an absolute monarchy. A major difference is that Absolutism failed in England and it succeeded in France. It was unsuccessful in England because Parliament had gained much control and power under the later Tu...

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... church and state. Also the papacy reach a high point of corruption during this period when the Holy See was sold. The papacy for the first time shows its military religious power by arranging the crusades, where soldiers were sent to take back Jerusalem and the holy land from the Muslims. The papacy was also weakened and discredited by its concentration on ... political control rather than spiritual matters, and the papacy fell increasingly under French influence. The popes were forced to live in Avignon in the south of France under the domination of ... several French monarchs. When t...

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