If a king can command, can he, being Henry not woo? ... William Shakespeare's Henry V considers this romantic interlude to be a stepping-stone to political game; yet by doing so reveals Henry's pretensions of courtliness or eloquence. ... The text of Henry V. is told mostly in blank verse; without the Elizabethan High-Renaissance manner the character Henry is mortalized as being seen as a "common soldier." ... His faults as a king, his faults as a soldier, and his faults as a man helps the audience to come to terms with Henry the human being-not just Henry England's sovereign. ...

• Word Count: 681
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• Grade Level: High School

When Charles V became emperor, he inherited much of Europe and gave them unity. ... This definitely was not helped when Charles V declared the Peace of Augsburg, making the choice of religion up to the princes. ... Henry VIII only contributed to this hatred of the Catholic Church by setting the bad example of divorcing his wife, and later being excommunicated. Henry then legalized the Reformation using Parliament resulting in nationalization of the English church. ... The political figures such as Henry VIII helped start it with the corruption of the Catholic Church and the formation of t...

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The speed in which Henry took over the throne led some to believe that Rufus was murdered at Henry's instigation. ... At the time, their were three strong claimants: Robert, Earl of Gloucester, Henry's illegitimate son, Stephen, Count of Blois, Henry's nephew, and Henry's only surviving legitimate child, Matilda. ... In 1114 Matilda, at the age of 12, married Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. ... Henry V died in 1125 leaving the Empress Matilda a twenty-three year old widow without any children. Henry needed to find her a new husband quickly. ...

• Word Count: 4692
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

Extensive repairs and additions were also done by Henry I, Henry III, and Edward I (Hibbert 20). "On June 23, 1509, Henry and Cathrine left In the ensuring years the king returned to the tower with satisfaction- (Hibbert 47). Cathrine and Henry also made satisfying improvements. ... Henry V gave unbelievable ransoms which led them to die in the tower (Hibbert 49). ... Richard III ordered Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, Edward V, and Richard to be murdered in the tower (Lace 98). ...

• Word Count: 1375
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Contribution of Thomas Cromwell in matters of government during the first part of Henry VIII's region. ... After reading their reports Henry VIII decided to close down 376 monasteries. ... Cromwell was the one who gave force to Henry's grand declarations. ... He negotiated the king's marriage to Anne of Cleves as a means of securing the North German princes as allies against the Catholic Holy Roman emperor Charles V. ... Cromwell was an able and competent servant of Henry's will. ...

• Word Count: 1288
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate