Martin Luther was primarily opposed to two major things.
The first was the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church. This was a huge revenue stream wherein you could pay off your sins, no matter how large.
Next, Luther also believed that the Bible alone was the source of divine knowledge and that faith only saved, while the Catholic Church believed in a variety of divinely inspired texts and that faith + good works was the key to salvation.
Piracy--the attack of piracy was the attacking of ships and taking of the goods.
Pirate or privateers worked in crews with a hierarchy targeting merchant ships to attack and take the good on the ship. The goods would then be sold on the black market or traded for other more valuable items. Royal ships were especially targeted as they often contained gold and other luxury items.
The first monument erected in Richmond, Virginia was in 1890, and it was a monument of Robert E. Lee. Another five monuments were added later, two in 1907, one in 1919, one in 1929, and one in 1996. Thee monuments are mostly related to the confederacy, except for that one of Arthur Ashe, who was a tennis player.
