Indeed, the Indian Mutiny was not a simple case of conqueror against conquered, but a multifaceted conflict that incorporated the general Indian grievance of British arrogance with the specific grievances of particular social groups, such as the sepoys and regional princes, who resented their sudden loss of status and power. ... Yet, while these groups, particularly the sepoys and regional princes, led a series of loosely connected revolts across northern India, they were not able to form together into a cohesive whole and articulate clear objectives. ...

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The impulse of the empire had failed until the Emperor was no more than one of a number of competing princes, and the dream of Christendom also was a fading dream. ... And indeed in that period of the interregnum there was very little life or light in either the orthodox Christianity of Rome or in the orthodox tame churches of Russia and of the Protestant princes. ...

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The motives of an individual are just as important as his/her actions, and this is evident in Shakespeare's masterpiece, "Hamlet"; a widely praised and timeless play that is worthy of continuous critical study. By considering the key notions of the play, we can explore ideas pertinent to the human c...

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Prussia was a pulling agent, she was pro-liberal and pro-kleindutsch and pro-nationalist, she had the support of the princes which accentuates Prussia did not stand alone in the animosity of it all. ...

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In his work Reflections, he wrote that acquiring more superficial or "decorative" skills such as good penmanship, dancing, singing, horse riding and dressing well would lend dignity to an educated man and help him to impress princes. ...

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Assignment Consider the reasons for changing attitudes within governmental and political circles in England and Ireland towards Irish Roman Catholics, and assess the role Catholics played in that process. Response There were several reasons for the changing attitudes within governmental and politi...

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In 1920, the country of Japan was beginning to show outward signs that it was embarking on a path towards political modernization and a model of relatively liberal democracy. Indeed, the previous decade had seen the nation's masses call for a 'constitutional government' and, by the beginning of the 1920's, elected politicians had come in from the peripheries to wield considerable, actual power. Rapid industrialization developed both a moneyed bourgeoisie and an urban proletariat, and trade unions and political organizations had begun to spring up at a greatly accelerate...

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