The Protestant Reformation began late in France because the monarchy had little to gain from sponsoring reforms. The French monarchy had long been independent of the church in Rome, and early in the rule of Francis I (r. 1515â47), he gained the power to appoint French bishops in return for supporting the pope against the invading
The juice of the plant is used to make pharmaceuticals like hecogenin, inulin and others. Production and trade. Sisal is cultivated for fibre in Angola, Brazil, China, Cuba, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mexico, South Africa. Tanzania and Thailand. Production patterns differ between counties. In Tanzania and Kenya sisal is predominantly a plantation crop, while production in Brazil is largely small-scale.
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the British intelligence agency which supplies the British government with foreign intelligence. The SIS Chief is held accountable to the Foreign Secretary. SIS is bound by the Intelligence Services Act 1994.