My Religion and its History As the Dark Ages came to a close the ideas of the Renaissance started to take hold, and the church's power gradually began to get smaller. The monarchies of Europe also began to grow replacing the church's power. Monarchies, at the close of the Middle Ages and the dawn of the Renaissance, did not so much seek the guidance of the church as much as it sought their approval. However, …showed first 75 words of 4464 total…

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