HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Puritans, Scale-Invariant Feature Transform, Catholic Church
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In early modern, less sophisticated societies, religion is the voice of change: no structure for political or social change, only divine intervention. Vocabulary of religion was about ideology, how the individual applied to the state, how the state had power. Result from tensions from religion after the reformation, not just on the continent, but in. Edward the vi, attacked the authority of bishops. All gave way to a constructive compromise, to look at the problems for a middle way so all citizens could embrace and accept. Elizabeth i was extraordinary: able to keep factions of court under control, had the ability to recognize talent. Image of being almost divine herself people did her bidding; they weren"t nobles or rich, they were people who were servants of the crown. Important because it prevented involvement in neighboring warfare. Internally, elizabeth was able to manipulate the problem to her benefit,
