The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
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- en
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- 156,603 · 13 h
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PAGE Henry VIII during the festivities at Guines—"The Field of the Cloth of Gold"—in courtly dance with one of the French Queen's ladies-in-waiting (page 63), Frontispiece Painting by Adolph Menzel. Gustavus I (Vasa) addressing his last meeting of the Estates, 79 Painting by L. Hersent. Our modern world begins with the Protestant Reformation. The term itself is objected to by Catholics, who claim that there was little real reform. But the importance of the event, whether we call it reform or revolution, is undenied. Previous to 1517 the nations of Europe had formed a single spiritual family under the acknowledged leadership of the Pope.
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