Edward IV of England

for their names mentioned in the obituaries of their children. Record keeping in rural areas was sporadic and soemtimes non-existent. They lived in the midst of the Industrial Revolution during the reign of King George the Third. Under his rule, England lost the American colonies to revolutionaries and waged war against Napoleon Bonaparte. George survived three assassination attempts then treated his attackers with compassion. This made him beloved amongst his people. He was a modern…

Roses is believed to be a series of civil wars in England between the York and Lancastrian bloodlines who both had a claim the throne. However, The War Of The Roses has much more meaning because it sped up the end of Feudalism and introduced a more centralized England. During the wars, England was distraught with the civil wars that were happening between the Lancastrians and the Yorkist, two royal families that had the claim to the throne from Edward III. In the end Henry Tudor, the only…

of the French king , Charles IV. The cause of the war can be traced to one specific incident; Charles IV’ death, but the effect was important in the way these two countries grew and the overall significance was that it led to one of the greatest reforms in European history One of the 2 major contestants, King Edward III, claimed that since he already owned Guyenne in southwestern France and because that he was Charles IV‘s nephew along with the fact that Charles IV had no sons , he was…

of Gloucester, is determined to gain the crown of England from his brother, King Edward IV. He woos the widow, Lady Anne Neville at the funeral of her father-in-law, King Henry VI and marries him. In the meantime, Richard organizes the murder of his brother George, Duke of Clarence, whom he has had imprisoned in the Tower in London. The king, Edward IV is sick and Richard and Lord Hastings, is appointed as regent. He places the young sons of Edward in the Tower and consolidates his power with…

The Plantagenets was a powerful family that ruled England for more than three centuries, from 1154 to 1485. During the 15th and 16th centuries, periods of violence and upheaval shook England. The death of Edward III caused the descendants of the two main houses of the Plantagenet families—York and Lancaster—to fight for their right to the throne, causing the War of the Roses to erupt (Miller, 2003). This time period, before the war began, England inherited the King Henry VI, whose reign was soft…

aspects in the play itself. Shakespeare is good for teaching moral values. I will discuss three Shakespearean plays, in order to prove to what extent each play is morality play, or maybe not. The plays I would like to examine are: Richard III, Henry IV, and Julius Caesar. First of all I want to define the morality…

scheme of political marriages and comlex duty. Capetian dynasty extend itspower progressively over these two kings: Philip II and Louis IX. during Philip II’s time, most part of France were owned by England. In 1223, Philip through the feudal pretext was able to regain the land when the King of England was not present when he was summoned. Philip passed away in 1226. His heir, Louis IX successfully stabilized the extended land for Capetian inheritance. Louis was canonized in 1927, he was known…

the mental landscape of many coming generations. Edward II is one such play. It is one of the earliest chronicle plays in the history of English drama. It may not enjoy as high repute as Doctor Faustus. However, it bubbles with critical issues and deals with them in all their complexities. It shows how the private and public lives of a king are…

Mary was born on 18 February 1516 in Greenwich, England, and baptized as a Catholic shortly after her birth. She was Queen of England from July 1553 until her death in 1558. She was the only surviving child of Henry VIII by the first of his six wives, Catherine of Aragon. Her mother was pregnant six times altogether, but she was the only legitimate child of theirs to survive until adulthood. Throughout Mary’s childhood, Henry VIII negotiated several future marriages for her. When she was just…

during the medieval era? The Crusades or the War of the Roses may come to mind but what about The 100 Years’ War? The 100 Years’ War was fought from 1337-1453 which included a series of battles fought between two of Europe’s most powerful kingdoms, England and France. This conflict originated from an English King attempting to succeed the French throne (History). During this 116 year war, many battles were fought, new kings were crowned, and treaties were signed. The 100 Years’ war left a…