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Thomas Cromwell : The Force Behind The Henrician Reformation, Stephanie Annette Finley
Thomas Cromwell : The Force Behind The Henrician Reformation, Stephanie Annette Finley
Honors Theses
From the Henrician Reformation to the middle of the twentieth century, Thomas Cromwell, the man who made the Reformation possible by carefully guiding national legislation through Parliament, has been termed a "black legend'' due to his ruthless ability to enact reforms at all costs. The asunder English Church fissioned from international Christendom with the King as supreme head was a price too high for some Englishmen and ineluctably doomed Cromwell's life and memory. However, England emerged from the Reformation a more efficiently organized nation ruled by the King-in-Parliament, and it can not be denied that the great achievements of Henry …
The Legal Confrontations Between King James Of England And Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, Howard B. Blackmon
The Legal Confrontations Between King James Of England And Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, Howard B. Blackmon
Honors Theses
James I, during his reign as King of England, sought to extend the pwoer and authority of the English monarchy. Firmly believing in divine right absolute monarchy, he desired to subordinate the Parliament and the common law courts to the Crown. James encountered fierce opposition in his attempts to extend royal privileges and prerogatives. In the contest between James and the common law courts, Sir Edward Coke arose as the chief defender of the supremacy of common law and the independence of the common law courts.
The Cause Of Sobriety : David Lloyd George And Temperance Reform, Philip A. Krinsky
The Cause Of Sobriety : David Lloyd George And Temperance Reform, Philip A. Krinsky
Honors Theses
Temperance was a major British issue after World War I. Excessive drunkenness, not alcoholism per se, was the primary concern of the two parliamentary parties. When Lloyd George enter Parliament the two major parties were the Liberals and the Conservatives. Temperance was neither a problem that Parliament sought to quickly solve nor the single issue of Lloyd George's public career. Rather, temperance remained within a flux of political squabbling between the two parties and even among the respective blocs within each Party. Inevitably, compromises had to be made between the dissenting factions.