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Were and Catherine the Great effective rulers? Were their reign's characterized as good or not so well? Disregarding the opinion of those who reigned concurrently or historians today, these two ruled their country in a time of turmoil and uncertainty! The world a ....

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.... his throne so when he felt his time was running out, Henry VIII needed to divorce his Queen at that time but the Catholic Church doesn’t allow this. He separated from the church and brought England with him. He turned England into a protestant nation. Needless to say people were confused and had to make huge adjustments. At the beginning of Elizabeth's reign there was confusion. She was a firm Catholic however she made a compromise between the two religions. Queen Elizabeth's decision was due largely from the consent of her people (Upshur, 465). However, Elizabeth knew that two religions would cause problems. "As reestablished, the Anglican Church ....