They planned to convene a meeting to determine Henry IV's future as monarch, and gave the chairmanship to Pope Gregory. Henry IV went to the Pope and gained absolution from the Pope. Unfortunately, Henry had misread his nobles. They wanted him out, Continue Reading...
Church vs. State during the Middle Ages Political Conflict between the Church and the State during the Middle Ages Christianity is considered as one of the most dominant religions in the world, and has proliferated throughout the years, for as earl Continue Reading...
9. The conflict between Gregory VII and Henry IV is referred to as the Investiture Controversy. The 11th century dispute between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor was centered on who would have the right to appoint church officials i.e. investitu Continue Reading...
Constantine did not require all Romans to adopt Christianity (given that Christians were still a minority, this would have been too radical a measure for the time) but his sponsorship, in Lactantius' eyes, and his own, personal faith was seen as evi Continue Reading...
Catholics played a main role in some of the first overseas explorations performed by Western European states. With the purpose of inducing religious thinking into the people they conquered, Europeans brought priests with them. Most conquerors were n Continue Reading...
The Golden Bull of 1356 fixed the number and identity of the electors. And while the Empire finally received an orderly method of choosing its sovereigns, the power of these sovereigns had largely passed from the center to the periphery. The old emp Continue Reading...
shape and to create our modern world? The modern world was shaped by a range of events and powerful people. One of the first most influential people was Clovis. Clovis was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty of Frankish kings, and one who defeat Continue Reading...
Chastity in Renaissance Literature and Political Power Chastity was a concept that was promoted throughout Renaissance society by the church and those in political power. Chastity was promoted not only as a virtue and measure of the worthiness of a Continue Reading...
8). Likewise, the Institute of Agriculture required a quorum of two-thirds of its members for voting purposes and for the balancing of votes according to the size of the budgetary contributions (Bowett, 1970). While this analysis of these early for Continue Reading...
98 million farmers. It is reported that in a review of sustainable agriculture projects findings show that "average food production per household increased by 1.71 tons per year (up 73%) for 4.42 million farmers on 3.58 million hectares, bringing foo Continue Reading...
high degree of misinformation I had received from traditional teachings about the church and the beginning of Christianity. Moreover, I was struck by the notion that most other people in the Western world receive this same degree of intentional misi Continue Reading...
