Charles VII of France

to study and understand the mindset of medieval knights and foot soldiers. Scholars such as John Bliese , Michael K. Jones , and Craig Taylor argue that courage as a virtue was a tactic used and demonstrated by military leaders of both England and France to maintain their followings, while Yuval Harari claims that the ideal of courage was one held only by the inexperienced, and no veteran of warfare possessed any such romantic illusions. My project will contribute confirmation to the arguments…

natural resources and peoples. These colonizers affect Kenya to the point of no return. The British Empire conveyed a major interest in Kenya and the rest of East Africa since arriving at its shores. Colonial administrator Sir Charles Elliot is credited with…

of the Parliament. Also, they believed that the king should have an agreement with the Parliament before he starts to tax citizens. In contrast, the Cavaliers, also known as the Royalists, wore ringlets and fashionable wigs and supported the King. Charles I believed in the rights of kings, and they came from God, therefore they did not do any wrong, and he could do as he…

The rulers eagerly utilized these ideas. During the Renaissance Era, the “new monarchs” in England, France, and Spain attained control by developing taxing systems, manipulating government councils, and increasing their influence over the church; tactics which were modeled after Machiavelli’s “fox-like” and “lion-like” concepts of an ideal ruler. The…

The Book of the City of Ladies Since the humans were created there have been gender roles applied to both sexes. Men have been portrayed as the more dominated sex. While on the other hand, women were seen as the weaker. Whatever a man could be portrayed to be a woman could not be. These ideas about gender lasted for many centuries. Even in modern times you can still see the separation between genders, even though some of the lines have been blurred. In The Book of the City of Ladies By…

the war was initiated with the English King’s bid to become ruler of France (Rosenwein, 2014). In the beginning the English longbow gave England the advantage and they were able to capture Paris for a short time (Rosenwein, 2014). The French regained strength in 1429 after Charles VII met Jeanne d’Arc who joined the french army and assisted in the defeat of the english at Orleans in 1429 which changed the path of the war, and France would claim victory in 1453 (Rosenwein, 2014). The nature of…

until adulthood. Throughout Mary’s childhood, Henry VIII negotiated several future marriages for her. When she was just two years old, she was promised to the Dauphin (heir to the throne of France), the infant son of King Francis I of France. Henry VIII broke off that contract due to ongoing issues with France after just three years. In 1522, at the age of six, she was…

Nicholas Jenson was born in Sommevoire, France in 1420. He works as an as a printer, type designer, punch cutter, and engraver from 1468 until his death in Venice - Italy in 1480. At the beginning of his career, Jenson was acted as Master of the French Royal Mint at Tours and he was sent in 1458 to Mainz-Germany by King Charles VII to study the art of type founding and both punch cutting and printing. In 1468, he set up a print shop in Venice. Jenson was mostly known for his…

involved political and theological issues, King Henry VIII split from the Church causing the Church to lose followers. Therefore their power in England, changing England forever. Henry VIII was born on June 28th 1491. He was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. When his brother Prince Arthur died in 1502, Henry became the heir to the throne of England. He began his rule at the age of eighteen in 1509. Henry was an intelligent young man, he spoke four languages and was also very…

For many centuries, the Italian peninsula was politically divided in many states, ruled by foreign powers, mostly France and Austria. History is filled with examples of censorship and Verdi`s Italy was no exception. Operatic censorship refers to the process of controlling those aspects of a production that might be considered to destabilise the political, religious, and moral fabric of society. The censors were primarily concerned about the scenario and the libretto. Ideas promoting freedom of…