Supreme Governor of the Church of England

The 16th century was a time of strong religious encounters, politics and the strength of nation. At the time, France was led by King Henry IV, King Philip II ruled Spain, and England was looked over by queen Elizabeth I. These leaders had the greatest and strongest Empires in Europe, as well, as considered the greatest monarchs of their nation. The most significant leader was Elizabeth I, second was Henry IV, and finally Philip II. The greatest ruler is determined based on politics through their

society which maintained a balance of church and state. Calvinism

to really understand what the aspirations of the puritans were, we must first understand their beliefs. “Their goal was absolute purity; to live with out sin in a sinful world was to them the supreme challenge in life. They were derisively called Puritans because they sought to purify the Church of England of the popish and antichristian stuff with which they believed the

family, Henry Tudor lived a very interesting life. His future was intended to be the head of the Roman Catholic Church and that fate ended with the death of his brother, Prince Arthur. Henry’s majestic life was full of sports, women, and faith. The young King acceded his father to the throne, married six women, and began the English Reformation when he broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created his own religion. On the 28th day of June 1491 at Greenwich Palace, Elizabeth of York gave birth

Elizabeth and Gender Queen Elizabeth 1 was the queen of England from 1558-1603. Elizabeth was born to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife. After Henry had Anne Boleyn executed he declared Elizabeth and her sister Mary Illegitimate. Henry was desperate for a male heir, which he got from his third wife Jane Seymour, in the form of Elizabeth’s half brother Edward. Upon his birth he reinstated her legitimacy, as Edward’s superseded her claim to the throne. Elizabeth was neglected by Henry for

driving force like Luther, Zwingli or Calvin during the English Reformation, it succeeded because certain people strived for political power and not exactly for religious freedom. People like Queen Elizabeth I and Henry VIII brought the Reformation in England much success, however their reasons were based on self-gain and desire for political power. Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I may have been the English Reformation’s greatest benefactors, all because of self interest. Henry VIII was not originally

politics from Machiavelli’s The Prince. With England torn apart by religious unrest brought about by Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I, Elizabeth I employed a pragmatic plan during the 1500s in order to bring about peace. In introducing a religious policy, she devised a compromise between the theological beliefs of Protestantism and Catholicism. Firstly, she adjusted her predecessors’ title of “ ‘the only supreme head of the church’ ” to “ ‘only supreme governor of this realm’ ” (Spielvogel 407). Though

The Elizabethan Era is often referred to as the Golden Age of England (A Changing View...). The Elizabethan Era, named after Queen Elizabeth I, was a time of change and discovery (Elizabethan Superstitions). Elizabeth ruled in a time of religious turmoil; both the Catholics and Protestants fought to be the official religion of England. (Elizabethan World View). Many people throughout England struggled to find the “correct” religion (Elizabethan World View). Religion was changing and so did science

The Colonies by 1763-A New Society? Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. The thirteen colonies throughout time all established themselves and soon developed their own identities. Colonies in different areas were known for different things and no one colony was like the other. These people began to see them selves as Carolinians

to 1763, the British colonies of America showed adolescent qualities by establishing their own identity in their culture, government, and societal views. During the period of Colonial Adolescence, colonists developed their own culture unique from England. Though colonists tried at first to emulate Europe, they quickly began to found their own culture. The American education system was extremely different than the British education system. From the beginning, American schools, such as Harvard or