Charles

Charlemagne or Charles the Great is most famous ruler of the Middle Ages. He lived ca 742-814 and ruled over the Frankish kingdom which covered Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and a part of western Germany. He went on to conquer much of western Europe, all under a policy of friendship and cooperation with the Christian Church. He therefore greatly contributed to the expansion of the Christian Church’s power. He also introduced the basis of Feudalism and revived the political and…

astonished at the number of their aboriginal beings, and at their confined range... Hence, both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhere near to that great fact, that mystery of mysteries --the appearance of the new beings on this earth." Charles Darwin, 1845. In such a harsh and unforgiving environment, it is difficult to believe that the flora and fauna arriving by chance at these islands had any hope to establish a dynasty of descendents. However the fact remains, bringing more…

Contrary to popular belief, the Victorians enjoyed a much more varied, richer, and freer literature than readers in the 20th century. The Victorian writers shared a need to unfold the social struggles of the time. They all had something in common. Charles Dickens’…

Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne, ruled between the years of 768 and 814 CE. Einhard, a friend of Charlemagne, considers him the greatest king of the middle ages. Still, what characteristics does Einhard consider great, and how are those traits manifested in Charlemagne? Using Einhard’s work, The Life of Charlemagne, we can gleam insight into what made Charlemagne so great, as well as what is the mark of a great medieval king. Einhard, documents how Charlemagne was a great general, a…

crime at some point because these crimes are what make us human. Guilt almost always follows behind a crime and makes people realize the mistake made. It’s the emotionally strong people who can take responsibility to the crime and make it right. Charles Dickens, has sculpted his book “Great Expectations” around the idea of crime and guilt along with how his characters handle guilt. The statement Dickens is trying to present is, everyone in their life will commit a crime, big or small and…

his theory on evolution. In 1837 Charles went to London to finish work on his Journal known as The Voyage of the Beagle. He arranged his collections of fossils and bugs and was impressed by the likenesses of the species showed. He studied all of the samples vigorously, down to every line, spot and, organ and noticed that each had developed in their own way from ancestors. Some of the ancestory was linked to other continents. One day setting aside any doubts, Charles wrote "Transmutation of…

called Charles V before he became ruler. I will tell you all about his life. Charles I during the Renaissance; he became ruler, during ruling, and withdrawing from ruling. Charles was the son of Philip I (the Handsome), king of Castile, and Joan the Mad. He was born in the Flemish city of Ghent. He was raised be his paternal aunt Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands when his father died. His tutor’s names were Chamberlain Guillaume de Croy of Chievres and Adrian of Utrecht. Charles…

On February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Charles Lindbergh grew up and began his journey. Throughout the eighty years since Lindbergh’s life, he was a known leader in aviation. Charles Lindbergh made a transatlantic solo flight in 1927; showing people the endless possibility of the aviation. Because of his actions, at the end of 1928, 48 airlines were serving 355 American cities. However, it was not like this when everything he did had just started; for it created fear. Citizens in 1927, still…

The Influential Power of Charles Dickens Every so often, a writer of incomparable talent comes and leaves their mark on the world. People like William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and Stephen King, for example, have used the written art form to create masterpieces that transcend time and are immortalized in the consciousness of people of all races and time periods. Classics such as, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Romeo and Juliet and The Hobbit are all novels that most people, regardless of…

Charles “the Great” was the name he was called. He was Charlemagne Charles “the Great.” Charlemagne was not only the King of the Franks, he also declared himself the King of the Lombards, and he was crowned Emperor of the Romans. Charlemagne was a Frank. He was a german-speaking invader of Rome. His crowning was a way for the Pope to unite Christian, Germans and Romans traditions: “This crowning of the ‘German ruler’ as an emperor represents the merging of German christian and Roman traditions…