Charles II of England

When Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office, he approached the Great Depression and coming of World War II with a similar perspective. Roosevelt wrote a letter to Maxim Litvinov in 1933 informing him that the United States was willing to establish normal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. He hoped that “our nations henceforth may cooperate for their…

Lewis rose to fame in England as the BBC broadcasting asked him to speak about faith during World War II. Soon this religious programing became popular and paved way to one of his best-selling book Mere Christianity. By the 1950s, C.S. Lewis became a famous and one of the most popular spokesman for Christianity in…

year, Georgia, the 13th colony was founded in June. James Oglethorpe founded the colony, and it was named after King George II. Georgia was the last colony to be formed, joining twelve others. Just two years later in 1734, the Great Awakening began and spread to many colonies. Jonathan Edwards, a Yale minister, stared this movement. He refused to convert the Church of England and started to notice the lack of interest the people carried for John Calvin’s religious principles. Once he declared,…

Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, a district of Brussels, and spent her childhood in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. She learned to speak many languages, including English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and German. For example, “Throughout her life, she used multilingualism to great advantage with international press in both her careers as an actress and humanitarian”(IMDb.com). Her father was an English banker who was approximately one quarter English and three…

The top five most famous pirates of the Caribbean where men of diverse background, thievery, and discovery. What is a Pirate? A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. There are many pirates in the world throughout history and all of them are all famous for different things. Who are the most infamous pirates of the Caribbean? The top five most legendary pirates of the Caribbean are the, Sir Francis Drake, L'Olonnais, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, because they stole,…

Henry Every is the pirate I have chosen to research. He was born in England on August 23rd, 1659. In the years he was active he was one of the most infamous pirates. He also was known for being one of the most profitable pirates during the years he was most active. The time he was born was after the time colonies in the new world were already becoming well established, so he was not the first of his kind to be a criminal on a boat. Every was a part of the Royal Navy in his early adult hood,…

Since Pope Urban II sold the first indulgence, a “ticket” out of purgatory, in 1095, the Catholic Church has been overrun with corruption and malfeasance. Popes and priests took advantage of this broken system, in which they would profit at the expense of the common man. It was not until 1510 when Martin Luther, a devout Catholic monk who was having trouble with his faith, visited the holy city of Rome that change truly began. Instead of finding a holy city, he found ubiquitous greed, corruption…

help anyone. Maybe it's in the fear of overspending their thousands to billions of dollars.Swift reveals his opinions on the matter of poverty through “A Modest Proposal”. which was also written in his own way so he could twist his words and make England more understanding of the problems in Ireland. Next one should learn about the problem of poverty in Ireland at the time “A Modest Proposal” was written in order to truly understand the reason it was written and what it was…

revolution of England. These revolutions caused high taxes, which was not making anyone happy and then there was this idea of enlightenment. The French and American revolutions were very very bloody in comparison to the Glorious revolution of England which was a bloodless war. There were many negative effects that took place, yet those are some of what made the positives out of them. The Glorious revolution of England occurred during 1688­1689. This was known as the “bloodless revolution.”…

economic growth in North America for the purpose of expanding their empire. Britain was involved in many wars, set forth many regulations, influenced colonization, and developed commerce which all contributed to the British control of North America. England often used brutal force and intimidation tactics to defend their positions in North America. King Phillips war was a great example of this when the colonists in Rhode Island refused to share public grazing lands for pigs with the…