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51 matches to Amadeus VIII
Fitzgerald, Thomas. 1513-37. Irish. Led rebellion vs Henry VIII 1534-5.
Fouché, Joseph. 1758-1820. French Revolutionary. Minister of Police 1779~1815. Secret police. Intrigued vs Robespierre 1794, Napoleon 1799,1807; Louis XVIII 1814.
Great Intercourse. 1495. Henry VIII, Philip of Burgundy trade treaty.
Henry VIII. 1491-1547. King of England 1509-. Executed Thomas More. Established Church of England. Dissolved monasteries. Six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr.
Holbein, Hans, the Younger. 1497-1543. German/English Realist portrait painter. St. Mary 1525. Danse Macabre 1526. Henry VIII 1540.
Howard, Catherine. 1521-42. 5th wife of Henry VIII. Beheaded.
Innocent VIII. 1432-92. Pope 1484-. Authorized Inquisition against witchcraft 1484.
James V. 1512-42. Catholic king of Scotland, 1513-. Allied with France vs Henry VIII.
John VIII. -882. Pope 872-. Paid Saracens for protection. Slavs allowed liturgy in Slavic.
Lincoln, Battle. 1217. Henry III defeats nobles supporting Louis VIII of France.
Louis VIII. The Lionheart. 1187-1226. French King 1223-. Invaded England 1216-7. Albigensian Crusade 1226.
Louis XVIII. 1755-1824. Bourbon. Restored to French throne by Allies 1814-. Advisory Parliament. Ultraloyalists.
Michael VIII. 1224-82. Byzantine Emperor 1259-. Won Constantinople from Latins. Founded Paleologus dynasty.
More, Thomas. 1477-1535. English humanist, statesman. Utopia 1516, described ideal cooperative democracy. Executed by Henry VIII for opposing Act of Supremacy. Catholic saint.
Parr, Catherine. 1512-48. Sixth and last wife of Henry VIII.
Reformation. 16C religious movement against practices of Roman Catholic church led to founding of Protestant churches. Luther. Calvin. Knox. Zwingli. Henry VIII.
Restoration Period. England 1660-88. Charles II, James II. France 1814~30. Louis XVIII, Charles X.
Seymour, Jane. 1509-37. Third wife of Henry VIII. Died after giving birth to Edward VI.
Simpson, Wallis. 1896-1986. American divorcée for whom Edward VIII abdicated.
Six Articles, Statute. 1539-1547. Henry VIII’s statement of Church of England doctrine. Persecuted both adamant Catholics and Protestants.
Skelton, John. c1460-1529. English satirical poet. Tutor, adviser to Henry VIII.
Suffolk, First duke. c1484-1545. Brother-in-law, aide of Henry VIII. Incompetent military leader.
Supremacy, Act of. 1534 Henry VIII establishes Church of England under monarch. 1554 Repealed by Mary I. 1559 Elizabeth I re-established Church of England. Oath required of all MPs.
Ultraroyalists. 19C. French advocates of increased powers for Louis XVIII.
Urban VIII. 1568-1644. Pope 1623-. Supported France in Thirty Years War.