Blessed Charles The Good Analysis

In the court case of Tempel Anneke, many social and economic factor determined the outcome of her trial. Was it the misfortune of the people in her community that she was unable to help, or the fact that she was known to be a very powerful healer? Could it also have been that she was not part of the norm of society based on her characteristics of the general woman figure she portrayed in the 1600’s? Through the analysis of, The Trial of Tempel Anneke: Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany, 1663’s court transcriptions the details will show how these social and economic factors played such an important part in the trial that convicted her to death.

Anyone can act powerful but true power comes from within. Power is a recurring theme in the historical fiction novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas. Edmond Dantés later known as The Count of Monte Cristo is imprisoned for a crime he does not commit. Realizing that he has been framed, Dantés sets his sights on the men who betray him; Danglars, Fernand, and Caderrouse. Edmond emerges from prison as The Count of Monte Cristo, a powerful and wealthy man. Abraham Lincoln once said “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” After making terrible and fatal mistakes, the characters in the novel are given the chance to redeem themselves but their power often clouds their better judgment.

With the fall of the Carolingian Empire, Europe was left in a frantic and militaristic state marked by violence amongst fluctuating kingdoms and territorial leaders. In the early 12th century, however, France was beginning to experience a positive change in the monarchy when Louis the VI became king in 1108. Also known as Louis the Fat (due to his massive weight towards the end of his life), Louis was able to assert his force as king by giving just, and often violent, punishments to criminals and enemies. Once a confidant to the king and eventually the abbot of St. Denis, Suger writes about Louis’ various acts in The Deeds of Louis the Fat. These deeds helped to shape France’s monarchy into a powerful, centralized unit that would continue for

Peter Hagendorf’s diary chronicles his experiences throughout Europe as a mercenary for several different armies during the Thirty Years’ War. The diary is linear in form and records events from 1629 to 1649, excluding information from the first eleven years of the war. … This essay will discuss several passages from Peter Hagendorf’s diary and what can be discerned from it regarding the Thirty Years’ War as a conflict devoid of law and order resulting in the destruction of cities and settlements across Europe and the maltreatment of citizens by the armies involved.

In the medieval period of 1050-1300, the Kingdom of France progressed and developed along many lines. A new culture developed, a central government emerged and new lines of thought began to come into fruition. With these developments, many problems began to emerge. The issue of violence in general emerged as a problem that needed to be addressed by the government. In addition, greed and corruption ravaged the church questioning its moral integrity, and thus, its authority. In the scholarly world there was also a need for a new, logical form of thought to emerge that would become innately associated with the kingdom of France. With all of these problems came solutions with varying success. Each of the problems and responses were integral to

“‘Are you dying for him?’ she whispered. ‘And his wife and child. Hush! Yes.’” (Dickens, p.276) It was a symbol of a freedom, a symbol of captivity, a sign of hope, a sign of despair, a representation of a revolution, a representation of demoralization, a shift towards the light, a plunge towards the utter darkness. It was the Guillotine, brought to the spotlight by thousands of starving, desperate, hopeless people. Openly, it claimed to be the avenue for absolute freedom for France, but in honesty this machine touted the fall of morality. The French peasants took the power over the upper classes in order to break free from their starvation and mistreatment. Through the workings of Madame Guillotine, the peasants eliminated their offenders:

To understand the success of the early colonies, it is useful to recognize shared occurrences of both individual and community proceedings of early Europe. Additionally, acknowledging individual 's freedom of belief during this period, or lack thereof, can provide a solution as to how religion played a major role. Religion constituted as an impetus for colonization, formation of the government, both future, and present, and as the main reason for many conflicts to arise. In contrast, the establishment of both singularly dominated religious colonies and those that sided with more liberal views were initiated by religion.

Taking Heaven by Storm by John H. Wigger tells the story about early American Methodism. This book argues that the Methodist changed America forever by giving the everyday American a sense of belonging, but Methodism also fit well with the existing culture, economic characteristics, and religious aspects of the early United States. Wigger focuses on Methodism between the years of 1770 to 1880, a time where this denomination spread rapidly. There are several factors to Methodism that contributed to this growth spurt. Wigger believes that the iterant preachers, treatment of African-Americans and women, and the overall Methodist attitude and way of life all helped this group develop a deep relationship with America, and Winger’s belief proves

To what extent do the sources support the view that Charles’ personal rule was eleven years of tyranny. [30]

In The House of Spirits the reader sees many mentions of other countries outside Chile. Most of the time these countries bring something that Chile may not have such as a new invention or technology. However, these new things brought to Chile are not helpful in the slightest and in truth, damage the Chilean people more than help. In this novel, Allende shows how foreign influence is useless in Chile. She creates this effect by setting up a contrast between indigenous methods and foreign methods while also using irony.

There were two subdivisions to this estate: “nobles of the sword”, who were the nobility that were seen fighting in the war and may have even earned their status from that act, and “nobles of the robe”, who were born into nobility or earned it from their societal contributions (The Second Estate). Cyrano de Bergerac is a great example of a “noble of the sword”. He may have been born into the Second Estate, but he gained his true nobility from fighting in the wars. One might argue that Cyrano de Bergerac was a “noble of the robe” due to the fact that he went great lengths to deliver Christian’s letters and make sure Roxanne’s life was full of love. However, this was only known to few people so he is a “noble of the sword” in the public’s eyes. Roxanne fits more into the role of the “noble of the robe” because she was born into her high status and never makes any great contributions to society. Although their status was not as high as the church official’s of the First Estate, the nobility were still perceived as very important members of French society. They received admiration wherever they went, similar to the First Estate: “murmurs of admiration from the crowd: Roxanne had just appeared in her box” (Rostand 19). The crowds reaction to Roxanne’s entrance shows how highly perceived the Second Estate were in the 17th century. The Second Estate was a very diverse estate due to its subdivisions and each division was portrayed by Rostand with their class, actions, and effect on French

Einhard’s The Life of Charlemagne is a famous biography that provides a firsthand account of the deeds and character of Charles the Great. Einhard was a close contemporary to Charlemagne and his court, with Walahfrid Strabo’s preface describing how there “was almost no one else among the many officials of the king’s majesty to whom the king . . . . Entrusted so many secrets.” Despite Einhard’s seemingly well researched and honest biography, there are far too many distortions and inconsistencies in this work to completely trust this work.

King Charles’ execution speech is saturated with religious references, particularly regarding the divine will of God and belief in the afterlife. In prayer, King Charles beseeches God to “take those courses that are best for the good of the Kingdom and your own Salvations.” This reflects the religious landscape at the time as it was believed that it was God’s providence that sanctioned the regicide as well as the later declaration of England as a commonwealth and the moving away from a monarchic system. As a king, Charles would have been expected to uphold religious ideals, therefore his beliefs shown in his speech give insight into that aspect of the religious landscape; however, this information does not cover the religious beliefs of wider

In 1430 I was called a living Saint, now I’m called schizophrenic. But you can call me Joan of Arc.

When making decisions regarding who to choose as our next elected officials, one of the first qualities we scrutinize is their judgment, using our own judgment to do so. However, in a nonsecular society in which judgment of a religious authority is essentially the judgment of a divine power, there is significantly less room for scrutiny. The authority of any figure with political power stems from the judgment of the community over which it rules. For instance, if the community believes in the absolute authority of God, then the judgment of God is what gives the judgment of the church or any religious leader authority.