In his play King John, William Shakespeare writes "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily…is wasteful and ridiculous excess." How does this apply to the Gilded Age in American history? Is it a good characterization? Why or why not?

the protestant reformation's started in 1517, disturbing the religious and political order in europe´s catholic countries. the outcome was the european wars of religion prosecuted in europe in the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th century. nonetheless, uprisings, territorial disputes, and great power conflicts were also causes of the wars.  

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no its false i just took the test