fought were primarily financial incentives for Charles VIII of France. He declared that he intended to use Naples as a base to drive the Ottomans out of Europe and liberate Constantinople. In actual truth his main motivation was self-glory and the mouth-watering prospect of acquiring some exquisite prizes of war. On the way he would acquire rich cities and portable pieces of art. It seems that this invasion had been planned for two years prior since Charles had already bought off potential rivals like
Italian Wars Italy was the background for outside powers between the French invasion of 1494 and the accession of Francis 1 in 1515 for different reasons. Between these years, the States of Italy were invaded on a number occasions by armies from France, Spain and other countries. At this time, the Italian States were very vulnerable; there were conflicts in Italy itself, they had out of date military equipment and Italy had insecure frontiers and unreliable allies – “That Italy failed to organise
“Wife-murdering tyrant”, “Gross man-child”, “Obsessive”, “self-indulgent”, and “syphilitic” are words used to describe King Henry VIII by many people. There has been a survey that was conducted by the Historical Writers Association (HWA), and 20% of authors chose Henry VIII as the worst monarch in history. Even though many authors has mentioned him as one of the worst monarch in history because of the facts that he executed two of his wives, broke with the Catholic Church, started the English Reformation
Comparing Henry VIII's Government in 1509 to 1514 to His Father's From the transition of Old king to Young king we can assume there will be lots of differences in the personalities between Henry VII and Henry VIII, these differences are what makes Henry VIII's policies and government different to that of his father. Henry's personality was quite amazing, his intelligence, learning and curiosity impressed the ambassadors who littered his court, and his thirst for knowledge was insatiable
Renaissance inovatore was Dellanto, he painted the ceiling of the Florence Cathedral (Haber). Dellanto was a huge part of the renaissance spreading to France. Another person who had large influence on the French Renaissance was John of Luxemburg. John was king of Bohemia and although he wasn't an artist, he helped bring a lot of art and culture to France during the renaissance (John of Luxemburg). Religion was very big part of people's live during the renaissance so many of the famous paintings were
Luther was then called by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to revoke or safeguard his religious position at the Diet of Worms. He didn't down and Charles V issued the Edict of Worms on 25th May 1521, pronouncing Luther a criminal and blasphemer:- “For this reason we forbid anyone from this time forward to dare, either by words or by deeds, to receive, defend, sustain or favor the said Martin Luther. On the Contrary, we want him to be apprehended and punished
King Henry VIII of England and Ireland, third child and second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on June 28, 1491. Henry VIII was born, like all other monarchs except Henry VII, at Greenwich Palace. His two brothers, Prince Arthur and Edmond, Duke of Somerst, and of his two sisters died before their father. Henry VIII was the only son. Margaret Tudor and Mary Tudor were the only daughters to survive. It is said the King Henry was destined for the church and that his powers were thrust
due to the fall from political power of Edward Seymour and John Dudley’s role as Lord president. The appointed Lord Protector Somerset had to deal with the crumbling legacy of Henry VIII which left him with a number of problems both in England and abroad. Somerset was left with wars against both Scotland and France and couldn't be in two places at once so placed his focus upon Scotland. This could have been for a number of reasons such as to continue the previous King’s war and ultimately
King Henry VIII of England and Ireland, third child and second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on June 28, 1491. Henry VIII was born, like all other monarchs except Henry VII, at Greenwich Palace. His two brothers, Prince Arthur and Edmond, Duke of Somerst, and of his two sisters died before their father. Henry VIII was the only son. Margaret Tudor and Mary Tudor were the only daughters to survive. It is said the King Henry was destined for the church and that his powers were thrust
concession given her by her ex-husband King Henry VIII. How, in so short a time, had the woman that Henry had defied the religious tradition of England for, divorcing his wife and changing the history of religion in his country, whom he pursued relentlessly for years, fallen so far, so quickly? To understand one must examine Henry’s desperate need for a male heir, understand the politics of the time, and the personality of Anne Boleyn herself. When Henry VIII became seriously attracted to Anne Boleyn
Wolsey’s rise he created enemies, which lead to the lack of support and opposition in his years as Chancellor. But it can also be viewed, on the other hand, that Wolsey wasn’t entirely responsible for his downfall. His downfall can be laid upon Henry VIII; his court known as the ‘lions court’. David Starkey believes the ‘Boleyn Faction’ was a cause to Henry’s downfall; Anne disliked Wolsey and wanted him removed. Wolsey having bad press from the start, nobility were jealous of his power and wealth
until 1541. Sir Thomas Wyatt also carried out several foreign missions. Most of the foreign missions Wyatt carried were for King Henry VIII. In 1525 Wyatt participated in the Christmas tournament at Greenwich before King Henry VIII. This was the beginning of Wyatt’s diplomatic carrier. Later in 1526 he accompanied Sir Thomas Chaney on a diplomatic mission to France. Wyatt returned home in May or June of 1527. Also in 1527 Wyatt accompanied Sir John Russell to Waller 3 Venice and the papal court
because the constant attack they did on Christians the Christians got sick of it and called for Brittan to help. So the third crusade consisted of four leaders Saladin of the Muslim people, King Richard I of England, Pope Gregory VIII and the not well known King Philip II of France. The pope said that he wanted King
When Henry VIII ascended to the throne in 1509, he became yet another English monarch without absolute power over his realm. Despite not having the same authority as his contemporary European monarchs, Henry was the recipient of two very important prerequisites for a successful reign. The first was a full treasury and the second was a peaceful transfer of power, which had been anything but certain in England since the War of the Roses. At first he was content to enjoy the fruits of his father’s labor
18, 1516 at the palace of Greenwich. Mary was baptized the following Wednesday. Cardinal Wolsey was appointed as Mary's godfather. Her parents, Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, were very pleased with their healthy baby and gave all indications of surviving. Mary is the only child of Henry and Catherine to survive childhood. . Henry VIII was very fond of babies. He loved to show Mary off telling that she never cried. Henry often took off Mary's cab to show off her long hair to foreign
By the end of the century Spain wanted to enrol England on her side against France in the so called Holy League and she used her influence to persuade the Emperor Maximilian to stop supporting Yorkist pretenders. This was confirmed by the Magnus Intercursus signed in 1496, in which Henry joined the League. However, he made it clear and did not commit himself in anyway to take aggressive action against France with which he retained friendly relations. This was successful as it made another
The Tudor scandal that took place during the lives of Elizabeth and Mary is a well-known story of betrayal, hatred, envy; and England became a stress ball for the famous Bloody Mary. Henry VIII was known for having six wives, and then ridding himself of them after each of them failed to give birth to a son. The first wife, Catherine of Aragon married Henry in 1509. Previously married to Arthur (Henrys older brother) was “passed down” to Henry as he took the thrown after his brother’s death. Yet
On June 28th, 1491, a boy was born in Greenwich Palace to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. (Scarisbrick 1968) They named their son Henry VIII, after Henry VII. Henry was the second of the four sons that Elizabeth and Henry would have but he was the only one to survive to adulthood. His older brother was Arthur, and his two sisters were Margaret and Mary, and they would be the only ones who survived infancy. However, every ruler has a weakness, and Henry’s was women. The impact of women on Henry would
sitting bored around a campfire when one of them suggested: “How about I tell you a story?” So the others liked the story and gave him a rock rabbit, and the first paid author was born. We are still basically exchanging stories for rock rabbits. (Viii Forsyth) This signifies that he does not think of himself as a great author but as a mediocre author and never expected to become a great author of British literature. This also tells us that he thinks he is just another author who writes but turned
wanted to marry Catherine to his younger son, who would be, Henry VIII so that he did not lose the dowry money from Catherine's parents and to secure some other agreements between the two countries. In the Catholic Church, it was forbidden to marry the wife of a deceased brother. A papal dispensation was required for the marriage. It was easily obtained from Pope Julius II. Henry VII died before the marriage took place but Henry VIII immediately married Catherine once he became King. Many people involved