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    position of the monarchs during this time. For Henry VIII this can be illustrated by the Lincolnshire rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536-7 as the commons were driven to rebel. The same can be said for the Western Rebellion during the reign of Edward VI at a time when the Crown was vulnerable due to the King’s young age and lack of experience. Further still‚ Elizabeth encountered a situation which threatened her position as monarch during the Northern Rebellion of 1569‚ when people were reluctant

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    References: Mackenzie‚ The Reverend James‚ The History of Scotland‚ London: T. Nelson and Sons‚ 1888. Schaff‚ Philip‚ The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge‚ Vol. VI: Innocents - Liudger‚ Grand Rapids: Christian Classics Ethereal Library‚ 2000-01-27‚ v0.1.

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    In the middle of the fourteenth century a cultural transformation took place‚ this transformation was initiated by Italy and was called Renaissance. It separated the Middle Ages from the New Modern Age and is where Humanism and Reformation blossomed. Portraiture became a huge part of the Renaissance Era and artists became intrigued in trying new and unique styles. During most of the fourteenth century‚ only royalty had portraits made because they required status and wealth. A portrait is typically

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    ENGLAND UNDER ELIZABETH 1558 - 1603 Outline of Key Dates Events in England… 1536 1. The Pilgrimage of Grace 1543 - Scots forced to accept the Treaty of Greenwich 1541 - Henry VIII declared King of Ireland by Act of Parliament 1547 - Henry VIII died: Ascension of Edward VI - Lord Somerset becomes Lord Protector 1549 - First Act of Uniformity 2. Kett Rebellion 3. The Prayer Book Rebellion - Somerset overthrown as Lord Protector; Warwick

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    that if one is to make a film oriented around the 15th to 17th centuries in England‚ it will more than likely be rather violent. Although Elizabeth isn’t near as violent as Titus is‚ it still doesn’t hesitate to make view of beheadings‚ sacrifice‚ and murder. Almost all of the violence in this film has stemmed from the Protestant and Catholic disagreements in which the Protestant Christians are overtaking the throne of England. Of course the Catholics want nothing to do with it‚ and

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    battle. Finally how everything ended in the outcome of Queen Elizabeth. She was the fifth and last of the Tudor Dynasty‚ daughter of Henry VIII. She was born as a princess‚ but her mother was executed after her second birthday. Her half brother Edward VI bequeathed the crown to Lady Jane Grey and cutting his two half sisters‚ Elizabeth and Catholic Mary out of the spirit of the law to the contrary. Later in time Elizabeth became Queen and Lady Jane grey was executed as well. Elizabeth decided to

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    Settlement was intended to put an end to the religious controversy that had developed in the latter part of the reign of Henry VIII‚ and had swung from one extreme under Edward VI to the other under Bloody Mary. So‚ in 1559‚ Elizabeth created a religious settlement which would finally unite her people. Elizabeth didn’t want England to be seen by other countries as a place with lots of religious conflict and trouble‚ and so worked hard to get the whole country to take on board this settlement. In deciding

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    Эдуард VI Тюдор   Edward VI Edward VI Tudor Edward VI Tudor Life: October 12‚ 1537 - July 6‚ 1553 Reign: January 28‚ 1547 - July 6‚ 1553 Father: Henry VIII Mother: Jane Seymour Single Edward was 10 years old when he died his father Henry VIII. According to her father’s young king had to take care of the 16 board of regents‚ but the actual power to seize the Duke of Somerset. Edward was a sickly child (probably it was congenital syphilis or tuberculosis). The only thing that interested

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    Elizabeth I took the crown in 1558 she was faced with many dilemmas - England was a country in religious turmoil; not only had it just been ruled by three monarchs in under a decade‚ but it had been ruled by different religions. After the death of Henry VII‚ who had created the Act of Supremacy declaring the Monarch the sole Head of the Church of England and therefore undermining the power of the Pope‚ Edward VI took the crown and England was converted into a Protestant country. There were rebellions during

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    Mid Tudor Crisis Essay

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    during the reigns of the ‘mid-Tudor’ monarchs there was a crisis. For both Edward and Mary there were various factors that did pose problematic for them such as the threats to the Tudor dynasty through rebellions and neither having a strong heir to the throne after their deaths. Moreover‚ there were also factors such as finance and foreign policy that also made the crown slightly unstable as inflation continued to rise and England lost possession over French towns. However‚ although there is evidence

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