Charles I of England

Geography The Virginia charter colony had a very unique geography. In the west are the beautiful Appalachian mountains. Also near the appalachian mountains is the blue ridge valley. There is a huge number of amazing rivers and lakes.There is also the tide waters, which are coastal plains. This area has very rich soil that is great for farming. There is also the massive Chesapeake bay which is a great place to trade and find food. Climate There is amazing weather in Virginia. The climate is…

The celts first lived in the Netherlands. Later the Roman Enpire conquered the southern part of the land. Years later, As the Roman empire got weaker, barbarians and Germanic tribes started to invade. the Franks invaded the territory in the 5th century and brought the Christianity with them. By 800 the Netherlands was a part of the powerful Frank empire. After the fall of the Charlemagne Empire (he died in 814) theterritory was divided into smaller states with by dukes and counts. At the same…

Lady Deborah Moody was born on April 3, 1586 at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Her parents were Walter Dunch and Deborah Pilkington. Deborah had a brother named William and three sisters whose names were Ruth, Mary, and Anne. She was the youngest of the five children. Walter was a lawyer and member of parliament, therefore the family was wealthy, religious, and had strong political views. Deborah was also well educated. In 1606, she married Henry Moody. He later became Sir Henry Moody when…

became pregnant and Henry VIII and everybody else thought that he was going to have a boy. Henry VIII had already had a girl with Catherine of Aragon name Mary I. When Elizabeth I was born she was a big disappointment to her father for one reason only. She was her father’s big disappointment because she was born as girl. Since he had Mary I Henry wanted to continue his family with a boy not a girl. With Elizabeth being a disappointment to her father she grew up having a difficult childhood.…

experiences. I look forward to what second semester has in store for me and even more importantly, my first year at college. My skills have grown in areas of reading, writing, discussion, and mental processing. QUOTATION One of my favorite authors that I learned about in first semester was Queen Elizabeth I. History is my favorite subject so of course I knew about her beforehand; however, I did not know about the things she authored. “The Doubt of Future Foes” is my most loved work by Elizabeth…

Margaret Beaufort Born: 31st May 1443, Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire Parents: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe, her second marriage. Siblings: First marriage- Sir John of Bletsoe, Oliver St. John, Edith St. John, Mary St. John, Elizabeth St. John, Agnes St. John, Margaret St. John. Third marriage-John Welles. Married: John de la Pole, married between 1444 and 1450, annulled by Henry VI by 1553. Edmund Tudor, married 1st November 1455-1456, his death. Sir…

In 1584, Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe were the first Europeans to know about the island. They was sent to that area by Sir Walter Raleigh. They was on a mission scouting the broad sounds and estuaries the look for an ideal location to settle in. There was glowing reports of Roanoke Island, and then the explorers returned home a year later with two Natives, their names were Manteo and Wanchese, all of London was abuzz with talk of the New World’s wonders. Queen Elizabeth was impressed with…

I am a crew member with Sir Francis Drake. I am here because I was with him when he killed the Spanish Armada. I was with him from June to September, 1588. We were at the English Channel. He Killed them because they were going around killing random people. If he did not kill them then we would be dead because they would have gotten to us and killed our tribe. Sir Francis Drake did not just kill the Spanish, he was ordered to. When he was ordered to kill them he went out to find them to stop…

The period of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign is often regarded as the golden age of English history. This Elizabethan renaissance led to much development in literature and theater, including the emergence of playwright William Shakespeare, whose works continue to be analyzed in the twenty-first century. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale of lust, love, and heartbreak, taking place in Verona, Italy during the Elizabethan era. Though arguably unrealistic, the play’s depiction of the…

In order to fully gain her subjects trust Elizabeth had to be strong and confident throughout the duration of her speech to ensure they unify under one force. She defined herself as, “. . . I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm . . .” Elizabeth’s statement of having “the heart and stomach of a king” built her appearance of being…