Edward IV of England

watching the television series called Game of Thrones. This show got me interested in the history of England and the various battles that took place there. Different countries experienced different effects from the conflicts. Powerfully strengthened by the battles; England became a one of the dominant countries in Europe. This paper explores the Hundred Years’ War which was a series of battles between England and France, and the complications of the historical relationship between the two…

ruler’s dispute began when the defeat of England by William of Normandy generated a nation situated on both sides of the English passage. In the 14th century the English leaders guided the territory of Guyenne in France. They disliked remunerating reverence to the French leaders, and they dreaded the growth power applied by the French monarch above its substantial feudal servants. The instant reason of the 100 Years War were the discontent of Edward III of England with the failure to fulfil by…

Hundred Years’ War illustrates turmoil in history where England tried to control France so that the English kings could expand their territorial holding in France. The Hundred Years War that started in 1337 was actually series of wars (Saunders, Turnbull 125). One of the main contributing factors to the war was when the last French king, Charles IV, died in 1328, leaving no direct heir to the throne (Allmad 1). Edward III, the King of England, claimed the French throne because his mother,…

One of the longest wars in history, the Hundred Years War was a bloodthirsty period of battle between England and France. The war was not limited to England and France; Scotland, a French ally, battled against England. It was further complicated by a civil war in France from 1407 to 1435 between the Burgundians and Armagnacs, noble factions in France. The English and French both supported different sides of the civil war in Spain, which prolonged the Hundred Years War. It was actually 116 years…

This war was the first between these two countries that has happened throughout history. This war was one that would help shape the history of Europe. This war as the name entails was a war that lasted near a hundred years between England and France. The war was the start of a revolution in where the combat superiority of the knight was beginning to give way to infantry Since this war was one that took over the course of such a long period of time it is impossible to see how the two countries…

The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were cataclysmic times in Europe marked by a momentous amount of death and dissension. Europe faced The Black Plague, political problems and the Hundred Years war and the Ottoman War and finally crisis in the church. Each unique crisis required their own individual response such as setting up new laws, revolting, and turning away from the church. ADD MORE The Black Plague was brought on in Europe when merchant ships came from China. Along with their goods,…

Mary, one ruled before all of them, henry’s father, Henry VII. Henry’s rise to power created a new dynasty within war torn England. Henry then married Elizabeth of York, which both strengthened his resolve to the throne, but also was the ending of the War of the Roses with their marriage in 1486. Their marriage brought peace to…

At this point, Edward I, the King of England and the wrongful ruler of Scotland, was filled with rage by the Scots’ actions and sent the Earl of Surrey, John de Warrene to command his army along with the hated English treasurer of Scotland, Sir Hugh de Cressingham. As they drew closer…

portraying these political representations. However ambiguous the political motive may be, control is the ultimate goal in the world of politics. Contrary to popular belief, not all acts of manipulation are inherently immoral. The exploration of King Henry IV, Part One (1596-1597), the second historical play of the Henriad, by William Shakespeare, will facilitate…

In the opening Act of Richard the III, Shakespeare introduces the protagonist, Richard, with a soliloquy, revealing a brilliant and witty mind within a deformed body. The house of York, as described, has taken power and Edward “this son of York” has been crowned king. In lines 1-41 of Act 1, Scene 1, Richard reflects on how these events affect him. He begins the plots and descriptions that will fool successive characters (like his brothers). Shakespeare uses soliloquies as a mode of expressing…