Charles VII of France

DAY I: ENGLAND AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Essential Lesson Questions: Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England and not in other places? What were some reactions to it and why did they emerge? Historical Thinking Skill: Cause and Consequence & Interpretation of Evidence Students will read an excerpt from one secondary source and two small primary sources dealing with the Industrial Revolution making sure to annotate all three of them, in addition they will take some notes to get…

He also gave the people the right to a trial. The next ruler Solon, the next Athenian ruler also helped Athens become a democracy. He also wrote many reforms into the laws and gave all citizens the right to vote, an important step in the origins of democracy. Some of his reforms created problems for other people, who wanted to become citizens. In 500BC, Athens looked like a modern democracy. The main lawmaking body was known as the assembly, and all free male citizens could be in the assembly.…

Henry VII of England Born: 28th January 1457, Penbroke Castle, Wales. Parents: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. Siblings: - Married: Elizabeth of York, died 1503 Children: Arthur, Margaret, Henry VIII, Elizabeth Tudor, Mary, Edmund, Kathrine. Died: 21st April 1509, Richmond Palace. Buried 11th May 1509 in Westminster Abbey. Brief Summary (Write a brief summary of there life. Highlight the key areas of their life) Henry was born on 28th January…

The Hundred Years’ War started in 1337 with the king of England, Edward III, invading France to regain their previous territory. The French had the huge advantage of their large army and fighting on their own land. They started out using mounted knights with heavy armor. For foot soldiers the French used archers with cross bows for precision…

Roger Sherman. Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance. New York: Columbia UP, 1927. Print. Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, and C. H. Firth. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second. London: Macmillan, 1913. Print. Oman, Charles. A History of England: Before the Norman Conquest. London: Studio Editions, 1993. Print. Petrie, W. M. Flinders. Neglected British History. London: Pub. for the British Academy by H. Milford, Oxford UP, 1918. Print. Phillips, Graham, and…

Throughout history, a handful of women have emerged that do not follow the rules of the patriarchy. However, many of these women disguised themselves as men in order to accomplish what they wanted. One example of this is the Greek poet, Sappho. Sappho lived during the Archaic period on the island of Lesbos. During these times women possessed small amounts of freedom. Women were not educated, so for Sappho to possess the ability to not only read, but write, her own poems, is rare. In ancient…

1. Introduction The British Empire was referred to as “an Empire on which the sun never sets”. Fray Francisco de Ugalde coined this remark to the Spanish king, Charles I, who had a vast Empire. In the 19th century, this expression gained popular usage with the British Empire, as Great Britain expanded its Empire beyond the shores of Europe. The phrase highlights the grand power that Great Britain once had over the globe. By 1922 the British Empire covered around 25% of the world’s total land…

current King of Sicily, Charles of France. This became known as the Battle of Abruzzo in which the two contested control over the region, ultimately ending on Conradin’s defeat and Abruzzo remained part of the Kingdom of Naples (Kingdom of Sicily). In the 15th Century, control of the Kingdom of Naples, including Abruzzo, briefly passed to the Austrian King Alfonso V of Aragon beginning a new dynasty only to last three centuries before rule returned to the Bourbons of France. After waves of…

Who am I? Where do I come from? What is my purpose? What happens when I die? These are four fundamental questions that everyone on earth have asked themselves and have tried to understand. One approach people try to understand these four questions is through religion. Religion gives us answers, and in addition a sense of hope. In the Middle Ages peoples’ lives were dominated by the Catholic Church. Whether you were a peasant or a noble your life would revolve around religion. One way we can see…

Individuals often reject others with divergent views, however, they frequently have good intentions that benefit people for the better. A professor at John Hopkins University exclaims, “Rejection confirms for independent people what they already feel […] that they 're not like others.” (Wrenn) The biography, Joan of Arc: A Life Transfigured by Kathryn Harrison and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne display the aspect of ignominy which the authors demonstrate through both of their plots.…