Medieval Kings Compare And Contrast

Luther was zealous towards the gospel. He felt strongly about the gospel and felt it was unfair only the upperclassmen and well educated could read and interpret the bible themselves. People should be able to read and interpret God’s word themselves rather than trusting the pope’s interpretations. This was unpopular with the Catholic Church because they felt a loss of control over the masses and common people. What is more is the people of Wittenberg were too unintelligent to understand God’s word and this lead to the translating of the New Testament to German in 1529. It was not long before Luther took it upon himself to translate the Gospel in its entirety to German.

In northern Europe after the Middle Ages, monarchies began to build the foundations of their countries that are still in affect today. During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries these “New Monarchs” made many relevant changes in their nations. During the middle of the fifteenth century Europe was affected by war and rebellion, which weakened central governments. As the monarchies attempted to develop into centralized governments once again, feudalism’s influence was lessened. This “new” idea of centralization was reflected in the monarch’s actions. Rulers tried to implement peace and restore the idea that the monarchy represented law and order in the nation. These New Monarchs were able to build armies due to taxation, and

He was coroneted by Pope in 800 C.E. He tried to revive the Ancient Roman way called Romanesque style. The whole kingdom was modeled on Ancient Rome. For example, the buildings were large and Roman- looking. The buildings had huge heavy stone arches, similar to Roman architecture. The heavy walls could support stone arches, mainly the roman barrel arch. The sculptures and the literatures during this era were also influenced by the Ancient Roman works. The Romanesque sculptor sough stylistic inspiration in roman works, the small carvings of the pre-Romanesque era, and especially manuscript illumination. The manuscript illuminations in the Gospel Book of Charlemagne indicated that the artists were aware of the Roman style. Moreover, Charlemagne also recruited scholars to keep classical texts alive and correct errors in texts especially one that had liturgical

Charlemagne as emperor was a zealous defender of Christianity. He gave money and land to the Christian church and protected the popes. To acknowledge Charlemagne's power and reinforce his relationship with the church. On December 25,800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans.

Charlemagne was a devoted Christian who looked to better the religion in any way possible such as forging strong relationships with foreign leaders that could aid the religion. Charlemain “cherished the church of St Peter”(37) and often “gave its treasury a vast wealth of gold, silver and precious stones. ”(37) This shows how he gave back to the church and help treasure the church and what it has done for him. Einhard also describes how Charlemagne traveled to Rome to help Pope Leo after he became blind and mute.

Einhard’s The Life of Charlemagne is one of several prominent texts from Mediaeval Europe. The main focus of the text is on the life of Charlemagne, the Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty. Under his rule, the Frankish kingdom experiences an extensive period of prosperity and growth, especially in intellectually related areas since Charlemagne himself is a well-known patron of the arts (#). Hence, Charlemagne is the ruler often credited for the “Roman revival” across Mediaeval Europe. In order to ensure that Charlemagne’s glorious reign will leave its mark in history, all of Charlemagne’s works and accomplishments are accounted for Einhard’s book. As expressed in the preface of the book, Einhard’s intention is to document the life of the greatest king that is often overlooked in other texts (*). Four essential facts are noted in The Life of Charlemagne: 1) The prevalence of alliances & foreign relations 2) Cultural revolution through public works & endorsement of the arts 3) Promotion of the Christian faith 4) Public reforms throughout the state. The Frankish kingdom rises as the dominant post-Roman European entity through the political and economical stabilization of the state with the use of foreign alliances. Emperor Charlemagne is said to have close relations with Kings of Persia, Scotland, and Constantinople (*). Prosperity in the Frankish kingdom is due to the frequent correspondences that exist between these European states, further promoting the flow of

The Christian faith was effected differently dependent upon the king at the time, and the changes they decided to make. Sometimes for the positive and sometimes for the negative. Originally the Church and the Roman Empire in the East worked closely together. By the mid-400 's the commander in chief, who was named, Odovacar, was king of the Goths, (he deposed the Western emperor in 476.) Then Theidoric became king of the eastern Goths, he managed to keep the peace, however he had one major different religious belief. Thai difference was that the Romans were allied to the Church of Rome; the Goths, Theodoric included, were Arians. Theodoric granted religious freedom to all. Clovis, king of the Franks was baptized and had thousands of his soldiers be baptized with him. (The Franks were the only Catholics.) Clovis used the Church to unite the people, and had a set order of religious rituals. As the Franks spread Arianism died out. However then disagreements arose amongst the bishop of Rome and patriarch of Constantinople of theological matter. So Denis the Short created the canon law, he also changed lists of the saints, and he started a new calendar—one dating from the year of Christ 's birth (what we use today.)

Latin was the primary vernacular of education during this time but most people did not know how to read Latin because it was an upper-class language. Since books could easily translated and printed from the printing press, people did not have to know how to read Latin and could be educated in their own language. The books that were copied also included the Bible. This book was now being printed in numerous vernaculars, which allowed common folk to read and interpret the Holy Book for themselves. Because the Bible was written in Latin, many people could read it but due to the expanded variety of languages, a lot more people could read the Bible without the need of a priest. This resulted in the new knowledge to common people that Jesus was not rich but just a common man (Six Hundred Years). All of this new knowledge allowed lower classed people to be eligible for better paying jobs and let them participate in

During the years of St. Augustine, the Roman Empire fell in the west. It was being replaced by regional barbarian kingdoms, and was entering what some historians call the dark ages. It was a traditional, authoritative empire, with vast free-trade and a centralized government. It transformed into a Europe of economic localism, and filled with a minority of educated people. It was now a Christian Europe. A very important person during this new Europe was the Frankish king Charlemagne. His rule was known throughout the world, and Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the "Emperor of the Romans." On top of this title, he still held all of his other titles. Charlemagne made tons of contributions during this time in Europe. He had

Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, reigned during a time of much turmoil and upheaval in Europe during middle ages. Charlemagne’s background and family history contributed much to his rise to power. The triumphs of his past lineage prepared him to take on the task of governing the Frankish Empire, and defending it from invaders. Charlemagne accomplished much during his supremacy. He not only brought education back into medieval Europe, but also invented an efficient way to govern his people. His conquests against the many adversaries of the Holy Roman Empire expanded his empire across the majority of Europe. His conquests also formed strong ties between the Catholic Church and the State. Charlemagne’s drive to convert Europe’s primitive

Hawthorne presents two apparent visages for Dimmesdale in “The Scarlet Letter”. In addition to the externally good, yet silently deceitful reverend, further analysis illustrates that Dimmesdale possesses three different personalities. In the city, Dimmesdale is perceived as a “Godly master” (55). A man who abides by his moral and religious obligations. In his interactions with Hester and Pearl, he is a coward. These actions derive from his jealousy of Hester Prynne, fear of repercussions, and the slandering of his name. With Chillingworth, he is a blind host. Dimmesdale is tormented physically and mentally until all that is left of him is the sin itself.

Veterans are coming home to their family and country in happiness and proud for what they have to sacrifice. Unfortunately, not every Veteran have the chance and the recognition that they deserved. For much Veteran return home from war is a struggle because of their disabilities. These disabilities can be from their combat injuries, the humiliation of government dependency, and mental illness that the veteran suffers from war. When these brave soldiers came back home according to the Los Angles Time: "In the 1980s and 1990s, male veterans were more likely to be in the labor force than nonveterans. But since 2000, that has changed dramatically. Now there is a 4% gap between veteran and nonveteran labor participation, with veteran participation

By the Cross and the Sword : Charlemagne’s Impact on the West. “He who ordains the fate of kingdoms in the march of the centuries, the all-powerful Disposer of events, having destroyed one extraordinary image, that of the Romans, which had, it was true, feet of iron, or even feet of clay, then raised up, among the Franks, the golden head of a second image, equally remarkable, in the person of the illustrious Charlemagne. Notker the Stammerer, the monk of St. Gall, wrote these words in AD 844 to describe the reign of the most influential Frankish king Charlemagne ( Lectures 1). Charlemagne, son of Pepin the Short, ruled the Franks for 47 years (Koeller 1). The Carolingian Dynasty, of which Charlemagne was a member, was

Charlemagne, translates into English as Charles the Great, was the King of the Franks, who extended his domain to as far south as Italy. We gain from the two accounts of Notker and Einhard that Charlemagne was instrumental in the spread of culture and expressions to all edges of his kingdom. By nearly being partners with the Papacy, he spread the Christian message to almost all of Europe. As a consequence of his commitments in different fields, his rule was appropriately called the Carolingian Renaissance. The two different biographies of Charlemagne, the first version being titled ‘Life of Charles’ (originally name Vita Caroli) and is written by Einhard. The second version titled ‘Of Charlemagne’ (De Carolo Magno) and is thought to be written

The death penalty is a controversial issue that has caused some confrontational debates between opponents and supporters of this long existing sentence. In legal term, the death penalty is defined as a sentence of execution for murder and some other capital crimes. In support of death penalty, Koch, Edward, Ex- mayor of New York argues in his article “Death and Justice: How capital Punishment affirms Life” that “Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps to affirm this fact. Had the death penalty been a real possibility in the minds of these murderers, they might well have stayed their hand” (Koch, 484). On the other hand, Bruck, David, clinical professor of law and a stanish opponent of capital punishment asserts in his article “ Death Penalty” that “neither justice nor self-preservation demands that we kill men whom we have already imprisoned” (Bruck, 493).