Question

Three of the following methods were used by medieval French kings to increase their power. Which was NOT?

Answer 1

We studied Medieval Europe last term, especially feudalism and the Church, so I know a bit about this.

It was difficult for monarchies to increase their power over the Church, because everyone in Europe at that time believed in God. Especially with the witch hunts, commoners on villages all over Europe had to make a good impression that they were strong believers of the Catholic faith so that they wouldn't be burnt.

Monarchies over Europe didn't want to increase their power, though. It was dangerous for their establishment if they did because of one reason: people were prepared to fight for God. In the Middle Ages, the Pope had much more power than any King, Queen, Baron or Knight put together. The Pope was considered God in human form after all. Anyone, anywhere, would go to war for him (a clear example of this was the Crusades, when Pope Urban II ordered Christians all over Europe to try and gain control of the Holy Land Jerusalem). We know that monarchies in Europe suuported the Pope (particularly the British monarchy) because on all manors (agricultural villages) there were churches where the peasants would attend Mass every Sunday. This proves to us that the Monarch would have supported the Church, simply because manors were controlled by the lord... and the lord worked for the King himself. So, why would a manor have a church if it was controlled by the King? Because the King supported the Catholic Church and wouldn't dare say anything against the Pope.

The Pope's Bishop's were stationed all over Medieval Europe on manor's (mainly in France and England). Bishop's were always in contact with the lord, baron or King. The King was always the leader of the country, as he was the head of the feaudal system... however the Pope had much more influence. Naturally, the monarchies of Europe didn't want to increase their power because of threat of uprisings amongst their peasant's ordered by the Pope or Bishops.

I suppose their might have been some monarch's who 'tried' to gain more power than the Catholic Church... I can think of one straight away, actually. Henry VIII. Except, Henry didn't want to gain more power than the Church, he just wanted everyone in Britain to convert to his new religion, 'The Church of England' (known better today as the Anglican or Protestant Church). No wars happened over that though, and although the whole of England literally became protestant over the next 150 years, the rest of Europe remained strictly under the control of the Catholic Church (particularly Spain).

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

the answer is french kings abolished the french nobility