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    Discuss the political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation in the first half of the sixteenth century. In the 16 century Martin Luther came with ideas of Protestantism that led to religious wars, social division, change of attitude of people, and church position and power in the society. Protestant reformation appealed to all classes and changed the attitude of people by giving them more freedom and faith. Peasants felt more free in religious sense because they could

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    specific course and therefore , my search for a suitable program reached me to the Masters In Naval Architecture being offered by prestigious Eramus Mundus program of Master in Naval Architecture from University de liege first semester and Ecole de Nantes second semester. Eramus Program being a mobility program being carried out in three

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    In this paper, I will be discussing the French Religious Wars that took place on March 1582 and lasted till April 1598. This war was fought between the Roman Catholics or “Catholic League” and the Huguenots. These wars started with a French protestant by the name of John Calvin started to become suspicious of the Roman Catholic churches and their corruption within their government. Calvin believed that the two should be separated and created a doctrine with a different form of Protestantism. Higher

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    The earliest most famous Protestant reformer, Martin Luther went to the school of Erfurt to study law in 1501, but he quickly became more interested in theology. Luther was exposed to recent humanist writings and read extensively in classical Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. In 1505, he enrolled in an Augustinian monastery. He spent a decade educating and preaching and visited Rome. The Reformation was a religious uprising in Europe in the 16th century, prompted by dissatisfaction with the set Roman Catholic

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    get to their destination, and to be ready for their enemies. First of all, the Queen Anne’s Revenge was one of the most famous pirate ship. The Queen Anne’s Revenge was originally a French owned slave ship. The ship first name was “La Concorde De Nantes.” It was found in 1996. Furthermore, the ship had 26 guns, and was captured from the French merchants. Queen Anne’s Revenge was one of the most powerful ships in American waters. The name “Queen Anne’s Revenge” comes from Queen Anne, who was one

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    Introduction The Protestant Reformation of the Catholic Church devastated the religious unity of Christian Europe, resulting in a great deal of antagonism, which in turn led to the persecutions, denial of civil rights, expulsion, and ultimately the torture and death of many men, women and children. The ongoing conflict was not consigned to one distinct European nation, but was experienced in every European nation that the Catholic Church ruled and reigned. There was no worldview in Europe at that

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    Chapter 6: The Duel for North America 1. France Finds a Foothold in Canada *France was a later colony explorer. *In 1598, the Edict of Nantes granted limited toleration to French Protestants and caused religious wars. *The French established Quebec the year after the foundation of Jamestown, led by Samuel de Champlain. *Chaplain made friends with Huron Indians, but feared the Iroquois. *The government of New France, or Canada, was controlled by the French king after many companies had failed. *In

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    Characterisation and Guru Dutt’s influence on Cinema and Society By Aman Agarwal(2015B5A7626G) An insatiable thirst of identity, knowledge, love and wealth is central to the major characters of Guru Dutt’s ‘Pyaasa’. This thirst leads to an intertwining network of their fates where the characters’ interactions on several intersections complements their development. The protagonist Vijay portrayed by Guru Dutt himself, is a struggling poet whose excellence and art is obscured by his social stature

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    Life in France during the Seventeenth Century was volatile in that there were many changes to the central ideology of society. Focusing on the time immediately before and during King Louis XIV’s reign, intellectual curiosity peaked. People began to wonder about the world and even questioned religion. Right before King Louis XIV was officially crowned, Europe was just coming out of the Thirty Years war. This war occurred in the Holy Roman Empire between 1618 and 1648 and was a war between the Catholics

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    Louis XIV: A Machiavellian Ruler? Louis XIV followed many Machiavellian teachings but conspicuously disregarded others, due to some of his fiscal policies (or lack of them) and personal tendencies. Louis XIV is the longest reigning monarch in European history, and during his impressive reign, France enjoyed a Golden Age of arts and commerce. He expanded its territories and shifted the balance of power to France becoming one of the most powerful European countries in the 17th century. Machiavelli

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