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Evangelical Christians

2008-06-30T00:27:33Z

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'''Evangelical Christians''' are those who accept the authority of the [[Bible]] and who spread the joy and [[faith]] of [[Christianity]] to others.

Some general characteristics of evangelical Christians include:

* generally better knowledge of the [[Bible]] compared to non-evangelicals
* view all events recorded in the Bible as historically accurate and treat it as the infallible Word of God
* emphasis on salvation by [[faith]] alone
* [[baptism]] as a recognition rather than a requirement for salvation
* [[Holy Communion|communion]] as a symbolic sacrament instead of the literal flesh and blood of Christ
* active participation in a local church
* high levels of charity
* high mobility
* support of [[homeschooling]], especially in Europe
* belief in the traditional family
* support of some or all forms of [[free enterprise]]
* support for [[democracy]] and the mission of bringing democracy to others{{fact}}
* emphasize humility, as in [[Isaac Newton]]'s attitude towards science<ref>"I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." [http://www.bartleby.com/100/195.1.html]</ref>

Evangelical Christians tend to be patriotic and politically [[conservative]].

== References ==

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==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20020613081519/http://www.alliancenet.org/pub/articles/horton.WhatEvan.html What is an Evangelical?]

[[Category:Christian Movements]]

William the Conqueror

2008-06-30T00:24:54Z

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'''William the Conqueror''' lived from AD 1027 to 1087. His capital city was at [[Caen]] in northwestern [[France]]. He invaded [[England]] as the Duke of [[Normandy]] and won the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066. He then ruled England as William I. He is remembered as a harsh king who replaced most of the English landowners with a foreign aristocracy from France. He put down revolts with ruthless brutality, and in 1086 compiled a book called the [[Domesday Book]] which listed every single town and village in England south of the River [[Tees]], and how much tax it was possible to extract from them. Today this is a priceless document of medieval history and is an invaluable source in tracing ancestry. In principle entries in the book can still be used to raise taxes, although this rarely happens in practice. He died in a battle in Normandy in 1087, and his body was so fat that his coffin burst during his funeral ceremony. He appointed his second and favourite son [[William Rufus]] as king of England in his place, leaving Normandy to his eldest son Robert.

==Early Life==

William was the illegitimate son of [[Robert I]], Duke of Normandy. For this reason, he was called William the Bastard by his contemporaries. William's father died in 1035 when he was seven years old. William was declared his heir, with his great uncle serving as regent. William assumed more control of the government in 1042 when he put down a series of rebellions. In 1053, William married Matilda, the daughter of Count Baldwin of [[Flanders]].

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Church of England

2008-06-30T00:23:39Z

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The '''Church of England''' (or, ''Anglican Church'') is the English national church that traces its history back to the sixth century in England, when Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to Britain to bring a more disciplined Apostolic succession to the Celtic Christians. The Church of England is a [[denomination]] that arouse during the [[Protestant]] [[Reformation]], although it is not regarded as Protestant by many, because of its many similarities with Roman [[Catholicism]].

==Establishment==
The church was formally organised by King [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]]. Like Oriental and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches (and unlike Protestant churches), Anglicans maintain authority within the church through [[Apostolic succession]].

The British monarch (currently, Queen [[Elizabeth II]]) is technically head of the church.

The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] is the Primate of the church. He is elected by the other bishops for a term of five years.

The principal book of worship in Anglican churches is the [[Book of Common Prayer]]. Most churches in England still follow the liturgy set down in it, despite moves to modernize the lange - all of which were rejected by the Bishops. The basic summary of Anglican beliefs and practices is the [[Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]], written by [[Thomas Cramner]] and adopted in 1563. The influence of the Thirty-Nine Articles has declined rapidly since, and the Church has moved gradually farther away from [[Protestantism]] and closer to [[Catholicism]] in recent times, as particularly evidenced by the decision to admit women as priests.

The Church of England is referred to as the "established church" of England. At the time of the [[American Revolution]], it was a legal requirement in England that all public officials, including university professors, take an oath to uphold the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. This is what the [[United States Constitution| US Constitution]] is referring to when it says in Article VI that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States" and in the [[Bill of Rights]] when it says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."

In that context, the word "establishment" originally referred to the Church of England; in the United States during the 1960s, the word came to be used to refer to the social and political groups that were thought to have an analogous influence within the USA.

==Components==
The worldwide body, the '''Anglican Communion''', is an association of those churches in full communion with the Church of England (which may be regarded as the "mother church" of the worldwide communion), and specifically with its primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury. These include:

* Church of England
* Anglican Church in Australia
* Anglican Church of Canada
* Anglican Church of Southern Africa
* Anglican Church in Wales
* Episcopal Church in the United States of America
* Extra-provincial Anglican churches
* Scottish Episcopal Church
* Sheng Kung Hui

[[Continuing Anglican]]ism is a movement of churches whose beliefs and practices are Anglican, but are not in full communion with the Church of England. These churches are generally more conservative.

==Trivia==

In the late 1800s, there was a movement to disestablish the Church of England. It failed, but it had the incidental effect of giving the English language one of its longest words, "antidisestablishmentarianism".

==References==
<references/>

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[[Category:England]]
[[category:Christian Denominations]]

Church of England

2008-06-30T00:22:53Z

Cabbie: /* Establishment */

The '''Church of England''' (or, ''Anglican Church'') is the English national church that traces its history back to the sixth century in England, when Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to Britain to bring a more disciplined Apostolic succession to the Celtic Christians. The Church of England is a [[denomination]] that arouse during the [[Protestant]] [[Reformation]], although it is not regarded as Protestant by many, because of its many similarities with Roman [[Catholicism]].

==Establishment==
The church was formally organised by King [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]]. Like Oriental and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches (and unlike Protestant churches), Anglicans maintain authority within the church through [[Apostolic succession]].

The British monarch (currently, Queen [[Elizabeth II]]) is technically head of the church.

The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] is the Primate of the church.

The principal book of worship in Anglican churches is the [[Book of Common Prayer]]. Most churches in England still follow the liturgy set down in it, despite moves to modernize the lange - all of which were rejected by the Bishops. The basic summary of Anglican beliefs and practices is the [[Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]], written by [[Thomas Cramner]] and adopted in 1563. The influence of the Thirty-Nine Articles has declined rapidly since, and the Church has moved gradually farther away from [[Protestantism]] and closer to [[Catholicism]] in recent times, as particularly evidenced by the decision to admit women as priests.

The Church of England is referred to as the "established church" of England. At the time of the [[American Revolution]], it was a legal requirement in England that all public officials, including university professors, take an oath to uphold the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. This is what the [[United States Constitution| US Constitution]] is referring to when it says in Article VI that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States" and in the [[Bill of Rights]] when it says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."

In that context, the word "establishment" originally referred to the Church of England; in the United States during the 1960s, the word came to be used to refer to the social and political groups that were thought to have an analogous influence within the USA.

==Components==
The worldwide body, the '''Anglican Communion''', is an association of those churches in full communion with the Church of England (which may be regarded as the "mother church" of the worldwide communion), and specifically with its primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury. These include:

* Church of England
* Anglican Church in Australia
* Anglican Church of Canada
* Anglican Church of Southern Africa
* Anglican Church in Wales
* Episcopal Church in the United States of America
* Extra-provincial Anglican churches
* Scottish Episcopal Church
* Sheng Kung Hui

[[Continuing Anglican]]ism is a movement of churches whose beliefs and practices are Anglican, but are not in full communion with the Church of England. These churches are generally more conservative.

==Trivia==

In the late 1800s, there was a movement to disestablish the Church of England. It failed, but it had the incidental effect of giving the English language one of its longest words, "antidisestablishmentarianism".

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:England, Church of}}
[[Category:England]]
[[category:Christian Denominations]]

Church of England

2008-06-30T00:21:01Z

Cabbie: /* Establishment */

The '''Church of England''' (or, ''Anglican Church'') is the English national church that traces its history back to the sixth century in England, when Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to Britain to bring a more disciplined Apostolic succession to the Celtic Christians. The Church of England is a [[denomination]] that arouse during the [[Protestant]] [[Reformation]], although it is not regarded as Protestant by many, because of its many similarities with Roman [[Catholicism]].

==Establishment==
The church was formally organised by King [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]]. Like Oriental and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches (and unlike Protestant churches), Anglicans maintain authority within the church through [[Apostolic succession]].

The British monarch (currently, Queen [[Elizabeth II]]) is technically head of the church.

The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] is the Primate of the church.

The principal book of worship in Anglican churches is the [[Book of Common Prayer]]. The basic summary of Anglican beliefs and practices is the [[Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]], written by [[Thomas Cramner]] and adopted in 1563. The influence of the Thirty-Nine Articles has declined rapidly since, and the Church has moved gradually farther away from [[Protestantism]] and closer to [[Catholicism]] in recent times, as particularly evidenced by the decision to admit women as priests.

The Church of England is referred to as the "established church" of England. At the time of the [[American Revolution]], it was a legal requirement in England that all public officials, including university professors, take an oath to uphold the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. This is what the [[United States Constitution| US Constitution]] is referring to when it says in Article VI that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States" and in the [[Bill of Rights]] when it says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."

In that context, the word "establishment" originally referred to the Church of England; in the United States during the 1960s, the word came to be used to refer to the social and political groups that were thought to have an analogous influence within the USA.

==Components==
The worldwide body, the '''Anglican Communion''', is an association of those churches in full communion with the Church of England (which may be regarded as the "mother church" of the worldwide communion), and specifically with its primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury. These include:

* Church of England
* Anglican Church in Australia
* Anglican Church of Canada
* Anglican Church of Southern Africa
* Anglican Church in Wales
* Episcopal Church in the United States of America
* Extra-provincial Anglican churches
* Scottish Episcopal Church
* Sheng Kung Hui

[[Continuing Anglican]]ism is a movement of churches whose beliefs and practices are Anglican, but are not in full communion with the Church of England. These churches are generally more conservative.

==Trivia==

In the late 1800s, there was a movement to disestablish the Church of England. It failed, but it had the incidental effect of giving the English language one of its longest words, "antidisestablishmentarianism".

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:England, Church of}}
[[Category:England]]
[[category:Christian Denominations]]

Anne Boleyn

2008-06-30T00:16:59Z

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'''Anne Boleyn''' (1507 to 1536) was the second wife of King [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]]. Anne was brought to court by Henry while he was still married to the popular [[Catherine of Aragon]], and it is widely believed they had an affair during that time.Henry annuled his marriage with Catherine, in order to marry Anne. In order to do so he broke with the [[Catholic Church]] which would not agree to sanction such an action and set up the [[Church of England]] with himself as the head. Henry and Anne were married in 1533. They had a daughter together, [[Elizabeth I]], who would one day become queen. Anne's son with Henry was stillborn, helping to seal her fate.

Never popular with the English people, Henry had tired of her as well. She was sent to the [[Tower of London]] and was executed after being convicted of adultery and incest on dubious evidence. She was executed by sword rather than the cleaner-cutting axe to indicate the extremity of her crimes. It did, however, free the king to remarry again -- a course of action he would take four more times.

== Sources ==

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

[[Category: United Kingdom History]]

Cavalier

2008-06-30T00:15:36Z

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The '''Cavaliers''' were royalists or supporters of King [[Charles I]] in the [[English Civil War]] (1642-1651). They were so called because, being largely nobility, they could afford horses.

[[Robert Browning]] wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins:

:''Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King, 
:''Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing: 
:''And, pressing a troop unable to stoop 
:''And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop, 
:''Marched them along, fifty-score strong, 
:''Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.

==External links==
*Robert Browning, [http://browning.classicauthors.net/DramaticLyrics/DramaticLyrics1.html Cavalier Tunes: Marching Along]
*Robert Browning, [http://browning.classicauthors.net/DramaticLyrics/DramaticLyrics2.html Cavalier Tunes: Give a Rouse]
*Robert Browning, [http://browning.classicauthors.net/DramaticLyrics/DramaticLyrics1.html Cavalier Tunes: Boot and Saddle]

[[Category:History]]

Wars of the Roses

2008-06-30T00:11:58Z

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The Wars of the Roses are a series of conflicts in which noble families battled for the throne of England. The wars began as the supporters of the house of Lancaster usurped [[Richard III]] and placed the young [[Henry VI]] on the throne in 1455. The battles continued until 1480 when [[Henry VII]] united the two houses.

The wars are named after the symbols of the two combatants - York used a red rose and Lancaster a white.

Henry VI

2008-06-30T00:07:43Z

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King '''Henry VI''' was the King of England, when he succeeded his father, [[Henry V]], at only nine months old. His relatives and uncles ruled England in his early years, during which England lost hold over [[France]]. Henry faced rebellion during his years as king, thus beginning the long [[Wars of the Roses]]. He was deposed by [[Edward IV]] and exiled to [[Scotland]]. He was captured and put in the [[Tower of London]] until he was freed and reinstated as King. He was again deposed by Edward and put back in the Tower, where he was murdered. It is likely that he was murdered by Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

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Tower of London

2008-06-30T00:07:04Z

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The '''Tower of London''' is a medieval fortress in the heart of [[London]]. It originated as the White Tower, a stone castle built by [[William I]] in 1078 to overawe his recently-conquered capital, but was subsequently enlarged and strengthened. It served as a fortress, a palace and a prison over the centuries. The [[Princes in the Tower]] - the child king Edward V and his brother the Duke of York - were (almost certainly) murdered here in 1583-4; and the Tower was the place of imprisonment and execution of many notable prisoners, including [[William Wallace]], [[Sir Thomas More]], [[Anne Boleyn]], [[Katherine Howard]], [[Lady Jane Grey]], and [[Sir Walter Raleigh]]. Several German spies were executed by firing squad at the Tower during [[World War I]], and one during [[World War II]]: the last execution to take place there. [[Rudolph Hess]] was held prisoner at the Tower between 1941 and 1946.

The Tower served as a royal palace from its foundation until the rule of [[Oliver Cromwell]], and it housed the royal menagerie from the early thirteenth century until 1835.

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Anne Boleyn

2008-06-30T00:06:44Z

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'''Anne Boleyn''' (1507 to 1536) was the second wife of King [[Henry VIII]] of [[England]]. Anne was brought to court by Henry while he was still married to the popular [[Catherine of Aragon]], and it is widely believed they had an affair during that time.Henry annuled his marriage with Catherine, in order to marry Anne. In order to do so he broke with the [[Catholic Church]] which would not agree to sanction such an action and set up the [[Church of England]] with himself as the head. Henry and Anne were married in 1533. They had a daughter together, [[Elizabeth I]], who would one day become queen. Anne's son with Henry was stillborn, helping to seal her fate.

Never popular with the English people, Henry had tired of her as well. She was sent to the [[Tower of London]] and was executed after being convicted of adultery and incest on dubious evidence. It did, however, free the king to remarry again -- a course of action he would take four more times.

== Sources ==

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

[[Category: United Kingdom History]]