The Treasure of Montsegur is a novel that follows the life of protagonist Jeanne of Béziers. This fictional account intertwines with factual events that surround the Albigensian Crusade‚ which culminates in the fall of the mountain fortress of Montsegur‚ reported to have occurred on the 1st March 1244‚ during which over 200 Cathari were killed. The novel plots the life of Jeanne‚ through her adolescent years when she was adopted by the Cathars as a baby following a massacre by the Catholic Church
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Absolute Monarchs | Renaissance | - Emphasis‚ causes‚ effects‚ specifics (Art: painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ literature) Patrons | Gutenberg’s printing press = Renaissance ideas spread... Religion = Art Pope wanted to make a new dome for sistine chapel. Michelangelo was asked to paint it. the pope needed $ to build so he sold indulgences. Luther was against this... Church art frequently featured holy figures‚ Protestants (iconoclasts) didn’t like this... Church leaders were frequently patrons of artists
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against the Muslims. In the eleventh century Jerusalem had been taken over by the Turks. This sparked the Crusades the Crusades ended up lasting 200 years. The third crusade was deemed unsuccessful because Jerusalem was still in Muslim hands. In 1198‚ Pope Innocent issued the need for a Fourth Crusade. Priest Faulk of Neuilly stirred up excitement after he preached at a knight tournament (Williams 103). In other areas the recruitment work "was done on tours by major prelates‚ preaching sermons designed
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to and disdain towards papal decrees by both France and Spain‚ Pope Boniface VIII issued the bull‚ Unam Sanctam‚ in 1302. Unam Sanctam asserted spiritual authority over kings and knights‚ stating that the “temporal sword” is to be used “by the hands of kings and soldiers‚ but at
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In a sensitive case of the Spanish inquisition which they saw to the death of 100 000 protestants and heretics between the 15th and 19th century. The catholic church was under monarchy rule and this formed the Spanish inquisition‚ they worked on a system of called the tribunal court in which the catholic church used the inquisition to get rid of and punish heretics. The catholic church in modern times would be seen as a dictatorship‚ a dictatorship is a part of a government of ethnic group in
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describe many examples of how people are not always what they seem to be. The characters Macbeth and Sir Leigh Teabing‚ also known as “the Teacher” seemingly friendly nature are great examples to this theme. Macbeth’s motivation to become King and Pope Clement’s plan for power from The Da Vinci Code are good representatives of power and control. The series of brutal murders Macbeth has committed and Teabing had instigated has given an insight on people’s dark side. In the beginning of Shakespeare’s
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infamous event in history that would interest and shock people for centuries to come. King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella of Spain started the Spanish Inquisition in September of 1480; however‚ it was two years earlier in the November of 1478 that Pope Sixtus IV actually authorized the two monarchs to set up and start the Inquisition. (The Spanish Inquisition‚ n.d.) The Inquisition mostly dealt with the conversos‚ or "Jews who had converted either under duress or out of social convenience‚ and were
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may be an evil spirit‚ disguising as King Hamlet in order to gain their trust. Horatio suggests that it may lead him astray and then "assume some other horrible form / Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason / And draw you into madness..." (I‚ iv‚ 80-82). Hamlet insists on listening to the message of the ghost. Although he does not state it‚ perhaps Hamlet subconsciously considers that Horatio is right‚ that the ghost is indeed a false messenger sent to trouble him. Hamlet does not kill Claudius
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This episode in Canto IV opens an insight into the unconscious mind of Belinda‚ following the loss of her "lock". The episode gives a clear yet somewhat complicated view of the state of Belinda’s unconscious. Pope thus presents the issues‚ which were later put forward by Freud‚ concerning the role and importance of the unconscious. Therefore‚ using a Freudian theoretical framework‚ one can explore the role Pope may have intended for this episode‚ or indeed the role‚ which can now be interpreted.
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Warrior Pope. Led armies against the French and Venetians -Tudors (why powerful?)- Edward IV Richard IIHenry VII. Used Star Chamber against nobles and Henry VII rebuilt monarchy -Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (Inquisition why?)-Marriage created union of Spain. Completed Reconquista and Inquisition anti-Semitism -Charles V/Hapsburg- Holy Roman Emperor.1521: Habsburg-Valois WarsBattlefield was often Italy -Mirandola- Oration of the Dignity of Man -“Renaissance popes”- Became
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