Athelstan of England

In the tenth century A.D. Ireland was taken over by Vikings they killed there men and took their women they forced the Irish in land. Ireland’s biggest problem being that it was divided in they had one king but he was not truly king Ireland was divided into kingdoms and tribes that try take over each other. In the year of 941 the answer to their problem was born in the kingdom Munster the 12th son of a chief the boys name is Brian Boru who would one day save all of Ireland from their biggest…

1. Beginning with the settlement of Jamestown, discuss the important events, intellectual trends, and social changes in the Chesapeake colonies through the Restoration. The first important event is the actual settlement of Jamestown in the Virginia colony in 1607. They struggled beginning, but they realized that tobacco was a profitable crop. Then in 1619 the Virginia Company creates the House of Burgesses and headright system. One of the most important events in colonial history is 1619, where…

Today is March 22nd 1765, the British Government has made the Stamp act. This is a law where all American colonist have to pay a tax on EVERY printed piece of paper they used. I wouldn't care if the tax was for something important or for a good cause, but this was to be used to pay the costs of the defending and protecting the American Frontier near the Appalachian mountains. I do not understand why we have to help the British pay for their problems. I have to take money out of my own pocket…

Thomas King’s “A Coyote Columbus Story” mainly talks about how the red Indians were taken from their own land without their approval. This reminds me of an incident which occurred when I used to play cricket with my friends at our Neighborhood cricket pitch. Just like Coyote, some of my friends also used to make their own rules to benefit themselves whenever we used to play cricket. Whenever it was a wicket, they used to prove somehow that it’s not a wicket if it was favoring them. If it was…

The early 1600s saw the commencing of a large tide of emigration from Europe to North America. Spanning more than three centuries, this movement grew from a trickle of a few hundred English colonists to a flood of millions of newcomers. Impelled by powerful and diverse motivations, they built a new civilization on the northern part of the continent. The first English immigrants to what is now the United States crossed the Atlantic long after thriving Spanish colonies had been established in…

Magna Carta” is based on leadership, who and how the document affected people, what is it, and the objective of it. The Magna Carta is a document created by rebels barons which was led by Archbishop Stephen Langton the ruler which was King John of England. The barons felt that the king was doing a horrible job along with being mistreated, King John was forced to sign the document. The Barons discarded with King John with the lack of leadership he was presenting. The barons forced a change. The…

When Henry IV took the thrown France was in troubled times. The religious troubles that had plagued Europe since the Reformation had left no nation untouched. Out of the troubles of religion emerged an absolutist period in France. It started with Henry who allowed Cardinal Richelieu dictate his policy and continued to centralize France’s power. Henry’s policies like the Fronde the Law of Concord allowed Louis XIV to obtain the throne and impose his will on his French subjects. Louis was…

Unity and Identity DBQ Although many factors played a role in keeping the colonists from developing a sense of identity and unity, the colonists did find many ways to form their own identity through meetings and developing their own ideas and philosophies. Therefore, the extent to which the colonists formed a sense of identity was greater than the extent to which they were unified. The colonists were unified to a great extent in some ways. One example of this unity would be the list of…

All four nations were united once more. The West, a strong agriculture Kingdom that flourished in food and wealth; known for their unbreakable connections with Mother Nature. The East, a naval Kingdom that was located on a floating island; strong seamen, forged by the strong waves and salt. The North, the robust stronghold of the deathly cold; famous for their endurance and loyalty. Reginald stood behind the King as he scanned the room with a skeptic's eye. With all four nations together it was…

important information about it. The Stonehenge is considered as one of the most famous prehistoric monuments that are found around the world. It is one of the sites that are visited most often by tourists. The Stonehenge is located in Wiltshire, England. It is found on the southern side of the Salisbury Plains which are 13 km north of Salisbury. The Stonehenge is a basically a large landscape that is circular, with large standing stones. Archaeologists have divided the construction of the…