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Western Civ Week 35: Discussing Louis of Bavaria’s conflict with Pope John XXII, the Catholic Church and the political centralization of Spain

This is the essay for the 35th week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering three questions. The first one is: Where can we see the ideas of Marsilius of Padua in Louis of Bavaria’s… Continue Reading →

Western Civ Week 34: Discussing Girolamo Savonarola, the Italian War of 1494 and the reign of Louis XI

This is the essay for the 34th week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering three questions. The first one is: Who is Girolamo Savonarola and what was his rise and fall? The second one… Continue Reading →

March 27, 2021 0

Western Civ Week 33: What were some problems with the Renaissance papacy and three artists from the High Renaissance

This is the essay for the 33rd week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering one question. The question is: What were some of the problems associated with the Renaissance papacy? We will also be discussing three artists… Continue Reading →

March 19, 2021 0

Western Civ Week 32: What does Machiavelli recommend to political leaders and three artists from the early Renaissance

This is the essay for the 32nd week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering one question. The question is: What are some of the qualities and strategies Machiavelli recommends to political leaders? How does this represent… Continue Reading →

January 30, 2021 0

Western Civ Week 31: What are the key ideas of the Renaissance and In what ways does Petrarch embody the spirit of the Renaissance?

This is the essay for the 31st week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering two questions. The first one is: What are some of the key ideas of the Renaissance? The second one is: In what… Continue Reading →

January 4, 2021 0

Western Civ Week 30: What were the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years’ War and What was the Great Western Schism?

This is the essay for the 30th week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering two questions. The first one is: What were the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years’ War? The second one is: What… Continue Reading →

January 4, 2021 0

Western Civ Week 29: What was the conflict between Philip IV and Boniface VIII about and What were the effects of the Black Death?

This is the essay for the 29th week of the 9th Grade Tom Woods Homeschool. In this blog post, I will be answering two questions. The first one is: What was the significance of the conflict between Philip IV and Boniface VIII? The second one… Continue Reading →

November 18, 2020 0

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