In 1291, after the sudden death of Alexander III, the nobles of Scotland could not agree on who should be the next king. ... Alexander was eventually paid to quit the county by John's son Henry III. Henry III was succeeded by Edward I who began to develop Carlisle as a military strong hold from which to launch attacks on the Scots. ...
France became the strongest and the most powerful state of the Europe at the end of 30-years war, but England remained the strongest naval state. England was a parliamentary monarchy where was not dominant absolutism as in France. They started to deal with overseas (United States of America). They t...
In the category of history, three plays are Henry V, Richard II, and Richard III. ... He brought us characters who describe those we know: Falstaff, Kate, Polonius, figures from history: Richard III, King Lear; dramas and plots: Macbeth, Othello, and Hamlet. ...
Christopher Marlowe "Comparisons are odious", was once said by Christopher Marlowe in Lust's Dominion, Act iii scene4. Christopher Marlowe has been identified as the most important Shakespeare's predecessors. He was born in Canterbury, England, on February 6, 1564 and then baptized at St. G...
Christopher Marlowe "Comparisons are odious", was once said by Christopher Marlowe in Lust's Dominion, Act iii scene4. Christopher Marlowe has been identified as the most important Shakespeare's predecessors. He was born in Canterbury, England, on February 6, 1564 and then baptized at St. G...
In the book Flea Markets in Europe the author writes in the introduction " In the time of Emperor Napoleon III, the imperial architect Haussmann made plans for the broad, straight boulevards with rows of square houses in the center of Paris, along which army divisions could march with much pompous noise. ...
England, immediately after the expulsion of James II, joined William III's coalition of France. ... After reforms in France, and his alliance with Charles II (of England), Louis attacked again in 1672 (the Dutch War) which was blocked by the William III of Orange and resolved in the treaty of Nimwegen. ...
During the 1300's and 1400's disease, famine and war were the primary conflicts governmental systems faced. The most famous of these conflicts was the 100 years war. The 100 years war was between England and France but fighting broke out through most of Europe. Governmental systems and peace with f...
Discussion Questions for Shakespeare's Henry V 1.Most of the criticism of this play centers on whether Hal has become a good person or a bad person. Consider his unjust war on France along with his ability to save the English from a destructive civil war. Is Hal good or bad? Does he have the righ...
Over the next century, Henry III further developed the framework of administration leading to a closely knit colony at the expense of the native Irish. ... Stephen of Lexington highlighted their uncivilised unreasonable, backward nature, referring to them as 'gentes bestialies', or bestial people.1 King Richard III then labelled them all as 'sauvages'. ...
England's capital, London, is looked upon as one of the most interesting European cities. It is full of history and legends. Many people travel to London every year to take in the beautiful scenery and the rich culture. However, in William Blake's poem, London, the city is portrayed very differentl...
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a narrative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, also known as S. T. Coleridge. Coleridge lived from 1772 until 1834. He was the son of a clergyman, and not part of a wealthy family. He met Wordsworth at Cambridge University, where the two gentlemen became best frien...
THE MYSTERIOUS BOG PEOPLE INTRODUCTION On May 8th, 1950, two Danish men were cutting peat at Tollund Fen in Denmark when suddenly they saw a human face bulge from the peat. Horrified, they had first thought it to be the buried remains of a murder victim but it turned out to be something totally different and the local police called for archaeologist Peter Glob. The bog body became known as the Tollund man, he was lying naked except for a leather cap and belt, with his legs drawn up in the fetal position. When the peat around his neck was removed, archaeologists discovered the rop...
I. The setting of the Holy Sonnet 14, "Batter My Heart," is assumed to be set during late 16th to early 17th century England. During that time, England faced the same afflictions as the rest of Europe; political, economic, and social tension made worse by religious division (England in the 16th and...
Who invented the first gun we may never know, for history is very confusing on this point, but it is a historical fact that on February 11th, 1326, the Republic of Venice ordered cannon and bullets for the defense of its castles and villages, while in 1338 cannons and powder were provided for the protection of the ports of Harfleur and l'Heure against Edward III. ...
The Anglo-Saxons I. Time Line A. 307-1B.C. 1. Literary Events a. Roman poet Virgil born b. Alexandria is center of Greek learning c. Library began under Ptolemy, 307B.C. 2. Cultural/Historical Events a. Celts ("Brythons") live in Britain b. Caesar invades Brita...
