Charles I of England

For this essay I will be doing a biography over Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. She came from a big family. There were 9 children. There were five girls and four boys. Anna Blackwell, Marian Blackwell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Samuel Charles Blackwell, Henry Brown Blackwell, Emily Blackwell, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, John Howard Blackwell, and George Washington Blackwell where all the children of Samuel and Hannah Blackwell. When she was…

The Spanish Armada Philip II of Spain was given the keys to success by his father Charles V. Philip was left with vast economic resources coming in by the boatload from Spanish colonies in the new world, the strongest state in Europe at the time and the state on the verge of achieving a Spanish hegemony. Yet Philip II still managed to fail even with all these major advantages over other states. One major defining factor in his failure to achieve a Spanish Hegemony was the defeat of the…

call you Bartholomew because I can’t just keep calling you journal. Today I am to marry Catherine of Aragon; she is the daughter of the Spanish King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile (Biography.com Editors). No doubt she is a rightful and good match for a man such as me. She was my brother’s wife; I gravely tell you that it has been a few years since his death. The poor lady was made a widow only after a few months of marriage to my elder brother. I have always looked up to…

The Queen of Kings “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.” -Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I was one of the greatest leaders England ever had. She was brilliant in her studies, and took a country that was not in great standings and held the crown as she built back her kingdom. Queen Elizabeth I was a brilliant Queen because of her education, however her out witting charm played a large role, ability of…

The saint I am doing is Joan of Arc. Saint Joan of Arc was born in France in 1412. She died on May 30, 1431. On history.com it says that “she a peasant girl living in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England”. With no military training, Joan convinced the embattled crown prince Charles of Valois to allow her to lead a French army to the besieged city of Orléans. After seeing the prince crowned King Charles VII, Joan was…

Succession of The Throne: Despite the fact that Anne, Elizabeth’s mother, was executed within two years of her birth by the orders of her father, Elizabeth I was still raised like a normal noble, educated and tutored by the finest. Her father constantly remarried in an attempt to produce a male heir, which he did with his third wife, Jane Seymour. Edward VI, her half-brother became the heir and succeeded the throne after Henry VIII. His rule was short lived for he died at the young age of…

Biography I am Princess Mary of England, King Henry Vlll’s eldest daughter. I am also the daughter of Queen Catherine. I am nineteen years old, I was born in Placentia, London, United Kingdom, my nationality is English and I am of fairly average height and I have clear blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair, just like my father. My mother Queen Catherine was once married to my father’s brother, but he had died and afterwards my mother married my father, King Henry VIII. The Catholic Church had…

There was never an Elizabethan playwright by the name of William Shakespeare documented. Instead, there was only an Elizabethan actor by the name of William Shaxper from Stratford-upon-Avon, England. When Shakespeare is referred to, it is actually Shaxper being spoken of. Unfortunately, there is no evidence of Shaxper being an author of any kind. In fact, Shaxper was almost completely illiterate aside from a few signatures he left behind. There…

Elizabeth I became queen of England in 1558. It was a time of great history and relative political stability, followed and preceded by eras of upheaval. For the time being, arts held a great importance; theaters thrived and playwrights were active including William Shakespeare. Theater was central to Elizabethan social life leading to great buildings and the development of companies of actors, both professional and amateur. It did receive criticism. Puritan leaders of the Church of England…

production of tobacco and new ideas. Tobacco growth in New England in the early 1600s is what constructed our economy from the start. It’s rapid growth fulfilled by John Rolfe in 1612 led to mass production. This was refined in Jamestown, which is a New England colony discovered in 1607 by the London Company. The London Company was a joint-stock corporation charged with the settlement of Virginia, which was sponsored by King James 1 of England. This produced a route from the Indies through…