9.25.13- 2nd Blog Post Were the Wars of Religion in the 1500s really about religion?

Use the following prompts as guides in thinking about these two readings.  You may summarize the readings and interpret the readings without answering these questions.  (A.K.A. You are not bound by these questions) Make at least one post per reading. 

Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury's 1833 painting portraying the assassination of Brion, Tutor to the Prince of Conti, at the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Read the Edict of Nantes.  How does this document relate to the Protestant Reformation?  How does it compare to the Peace of Augusburg 1555?

Read William of Orange's Apology How does this document differ from the Edict of Nantes?  How does it help to show the relationship between power and religious (church and state) in the Netherlands?
Please post a thoughtful comment, idea, or question.

9.19.13- Blog Post Rise of Spain

The Readings are under Test #3- Read the excerpts from Columbus and the Spanish Inquisition and examine the image below.  How do the documents and image relate back to the concept of God, Gold, Glory?  Make at least two thoughtful blog posts before Monday September 23rd 2013.
thanks,
Mr. Farmer