In the movie Becket, it reveals the conflict of Thomas Becket and King Henry the II fighting for power. In the Lion King, Simba is the heir to the throne heir means your next in line to become king if your dad dies most of the time the oldest son would become king, in this case, Simba would become king. His evil uncle named Scar is trying to take over the pride lands. So Scar makes a plan to kill Mufasa and his son because then he can become the king of the pride lands. Scare’s plan was to make Simba and Mufasa get run over by a stampede. Then later scar attacks him with his claws and scratches Mufasa so he ends up falling off the cliff into a stampede. Becket got picked to be the archbishop of Canterbury because he was a friend of king Henry the 2. …show more content…
King Henry II said “Who shall rid me of this troublesome priest?” (1964 Becket). After four knights over herd King Henry II say this and went to the church to kill Becket because they thought he said to kill Becket . Then King Henry II would get the power of the church. Subsequently King Henry II would be able to do more things scene Becket is not have the power of the church.
Secondly Becket stayed on the side of the King, living a lavish lifestyle e
(http://www.intriguing-history.com). Becket stayed on the side of the King because he was a friend of Henry and wanted Becket to get a job In the church. Becket got to much power in the church so Henry tried to get him to lose power so then King Henry would have great power over the church.
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However, he would also stress the importance for a centralized religious authority. Henry VIII used the church and the idea of the church being all powerful in combination with the monarchy to solidify his position as a strong ruler. When Henry VIII had to repeatedly ask the church for permission to take action with his marriages and life, he realized that he was limited by the church. Henry VIII wanted to be all powerful, and having to answer to the church meant that he was not. In 1533 he passed the Act in Restraint of Appeals. This act, which stripped the papacy the right of taking judicial action, made Henry VIII the highest judicial authority in England. This was his first move to take some of the power away from the church, while still leaving it as a respected institution involved with the state. Shortly after though, in 1534, Henry VIII passed the Act of Supremacy. This created the Anglican Church of England, and named Henry VIII the head of it. This break with the Catholic church and merge of head of church with the head of state was not an action made to create a more holy and divine nation, it was political. He knew that the path to true power and control was through the church and he used it to his advantage. The relationship that Henry VIII forced between the church and his position as head of state made it essentially impossible for him and his rule to be
These two opposing religions had their differences be known be the other side and would fight for their ideas to be the ones all to follow. Conrad Russel states in his book The Causes of the English Civil War, that England “was a society with several religions, while still remaining a society with a code of values and a political system which were only designed to be workable with one”. Inside the Church of England was essentially two churches, Protestant and Catholic. Both sides were determined that their religion was going to be the one in the church and not the one outside looking in. Both sides wanted to control the authoritative powerhouse of England and would do anything to have the Church of England become the church of their religion. However, religious differences did not just occur between the citizens, it also occurred between King Charles I and Parliament. First off let’s look at King Charles himself. Charles was a very religious monarch who liked his worship to be High Anglican. He also believed the hierarchy of priests and bishops was very important, which alarmed Parliament because they believed that King Charles was leaning towards the idea of Catholicism in England. King Charles’ form of worship was seen by the Puritan faith as a form of popery. This upset them because they wanted a pure worship without icons or bishops. To clarify, popery is the doctrines, practices, and ceremonies associated with the pope or the papal system; Roman Catholicism. Charles also wanted to support William Laud who was the leader of the High Church Anglican Party because they had recently became prominent. Parliament strongly disagreed with the King’s decision because they feared that Laud would promote Roman Catholicism ideas and
Archbishop William Laud had a significant impact on the history of Great Britain during King Charles I’s reign. Archbishop Laud had his own agenda while serving the king. Many thought Laud’s plan was where he went very wrong. One aspect of Archbishop Laud’s plan was to better establish the church and clergy of England, Laud’s downfall was his desire to promote churchmen. Laud wanted to see churchmen back in political power. To many people during this time, the promotion of churchmen seemed to contradict the triumph the Protestant community had over the clergy. This control is what the English Reformation was...
Hamlet decides that if he can convince everyone that he is insane, then maybe he will be able to get someone to tell him more about his father’s murder. In The Lion King, Simba is the prince. Simba’s father, Mufasa, is killed after he falls from a cliff into a herd of hyenas. Simba falls into a deep depression after his uncle Scar twists things around and convinces Simba that he is the one responsible for the Mufasa’s death. Simba can not deal with what has happened and he runs away from the kingdom.
Henry II, one of the Angevin kings, was one of the most effective of all England's monarchs. He came to the throne amid the anarchy of Stephen's reign and promptly collared his errant barons. He refined Norman government and created a capable, self-standing bureaucracy. His energy was equaled only by his ambition and intelligence. Henry survived many wars, rebellions, and controversy to successfully rule one of the Middle Ages' most powerful kingdoms. Henry was crowned King of England on October of 1154 and ruled up until 1189, which is the same year as his death. The continental empire ruled by Henry included the French counties of Brittany, Maine, Poitou, Touraine, Gascony, Anjou, Aquitane, and Normandy (Alexander, 124). Three things that were important in Henry II's reign was the relationship between Henry and the appointed bishop Thomas Becket. The second important thing is King Henry II's acheivments that expanded England and made the country strong. The final important thing in the kings reign that he did to regulate his country is that he regulated the financial system, to take power away from the barons, and he used taxes to help him build a fighting force, to make England safe from invasion. Henry II, King of England, ruled strong and intelligently during his reign, making England one of the strongest countries at the time.
Henry II gained his throne thanks to the efforts of his mother, who fought to maintain her family's stature in the royal family tree. Thomas Becket was the son of a wealthy London merchant, and lived a life of no worries. Theobald, the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, recognized Becket's intelligence, and he was put under Theobald's church tree. There, Becket gained experience and serious attention from his great successes as the Archbishop's trusty servant, and King Henry II laid an eye on him also.
Simba has a greedy, power hungry uncle named Scar who wants to take over the kingdom. So Scar sets a trap for Simba’s dad using Simba as bait. Simba is caught in the middle of a stampede and his father helps to get him free. When Simba’s dad needs help and reaches for Scar to help him, Scar digs his claws into Simba’s father’s hand causing him to fall back down into the stampede where he is then killed. Scar convinces Simba that his father’s death was his fault. Simba then goes into exile bearing the guilt of his father’s death. After years have gone by and Simba is grown he is haunted by his past and learns of his uncle’s evil ways. He then returns and has to overthrow his uncle to take the throne that is rightfully
In 1162, Henry II, king of England, appointed Thomas Becket, as Archbishop of Canterbury. This was the most important religious position in England. No-one was surprised by Henry’s choice as both he and Thomas were very good friends. They enjoyed hunting, playing jokes and socialising together. Becket was known to be a lover of wine and a good horse rider. Henry II loved to ride as well but his personality was troubled by his fearsome temper. He tried to keep his temper under control by working very hard as it distracted him from things that might sparked off his temper.
Some of Becket’s duties included being, “in charge of the chapel royal and its subsidiary, the scriptorium, or writing office, and so…responsible for the church services at court and for the secretariat and royal archives.” In addition to these ecclesiastical duties, Becket also undertook some administrative duties because Henry was constantly busy with securing the English domain militarily. Becket’s main goals as an administrator was to bring order to England. He condemned castles that were built illegally, and rebuilt defense outposts around England. Becket was also an army commander at times. He helped make military plans, and even, on occasion, fought in battles. Because of all of these things that Becket did for the King, their relationship grew and a mutual trust was established between the men. It was unclear, however, if the relationship had any real personal love between the
During the medieval period, the Divine Right Theory stood in place. The Divine Right Theory was a doctrine that stated that the king had his right to rule by God; questioning the king would be challenging God’s authority. This theory gave the kings their right to abuse his authority without it being questioned. He did not allow his people to pass laws, if he did, he did not sign them causing them to be defective. The king forced his people to give up their rights in order to create a new law, and when it came to making that law, the king would call men together at an inconvenient time so that the proposals would not go far. King Henry did not allow us to choose our own judges; he chose them for us so that his side would win. He did not even think to have juries for our trials; only one judge to decide the verdict. Due to the abuse done by the kings, the people gathered to form the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta is a document of King John, signed on June 10th of 1215 that limited the power of the king. Despite his greed, King Henry was pressured into signing this document by the church and by his Barons. This was the first document in history that ever challenged the Divine Right Theory. This initially was the beginning of constitutional government in England. It ultimately proved that the king’s power can be limited through ...
Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I may have been the English Reformation’s greatest benefactors, all because of self interest. Henry VIII was not originally Protestant, but after the pope denied him of his divorce, Henry VIII took things into his own hands. Due to the power kings had in the Middle Ages, Henry VIII was able to control Parliament and force it to do whatever he wanted. So in 1534, Henry VIII forced Parliament to pass a law he made known as the Act of Supremacy. The Act of Supremacy stated that the king ought to be the head of the Church of England. This law gave the king complete power over the Church of England, instead of the pope. However, the type of church and state relationship did not change. Rather all the Act of Supremacy did was take power from the pope and give it to the king. Surprisingly, the Catholics did not retaliate against this strong change. The pope had always been the head of the church, but now the king had taken his position. This serves as an example of nationalism. The Catholics did not think about how removing the pope could harm their religion in any way. However, instead the people blindly followed Henry VIII because he was the leader of the nation and they assumed he was right. Also, by imposing other laws that punished Protestants, Henry VIII did not give the people much of a choice. Fortunately, for Henry VII, nationalis...
Scar: The brother of Mufasa. Scar isn't the strong and majestic lion like his brother, so he tries to use his intelligence to take over the throne of the Pride Lands. Scar is more or less a coward who's plans are depending on help from others, him beeing a man who doesn't like to get his hands dirty.
During the introduction scene of Henry V, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Ely along with the nobles are all sitting together in a large, poorly lit room expressing concern about a new bill that has been brought up for the consideration of King Henry. Canterbury and Ely don’t want the king to pass this bill into law because it would authorize the government to take away a great deal of the church’s land and money. The money would be used to maintain the army, support the poor, and supplement the king’s treasury.
Young Simba is a very happy lion. He plays all the time with his best friend, a lioness named Nala. Simba is watched by the bird Zazu, and when Zazu tells Simba that one day he will be king, Simba is more then happy bursting into the song “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King”. Scar meanwhile has other plans for Simba. One day Scar sends Simba to play in the elephant graveyard and Scar also sends his minions , they hyenas there. The hyenas try to kill Simba but Mufasa shows up and saves Simba. When Scar learns of this he becomes angered even more and sings “Be Prepared” in reference to his plan to kill Simba.
Meanwhile, Thomas Becket has a choice to make amends with the King. The conflict of this temptation is Thomas vs. King Henry or the crown and the Church (Alvarez 75). Becket later rejects this temptation to stay true to the Church because he wants to be remembered for what he did for...