Edward IV of England

reaction at some point. This had indeed been the case since the late 12th century when England had come into possession of almost the whole of Western France by virtue of the English King Henry II’s marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Edward III’s subsequent claim to the French throne, along with lands he possessed in the south-west of France provoked Philip VI of France to attack England as he felt threatened. In 1346, England laid a siege on Calais, which after a year was surrendered, in turn…

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Europe was marked by the ongoing passing of the culture that was believed to be “medieval”. In the existence of the High Middle Ages, European Civilization had reached a highpoint of development. After the 1300’s, the nature of civilization during the High Middle Ages saw a period of change. In both thought and art, an inflexible formalism substituted the inventive forces that had given the Middle Ages such distinctive ways and means of expression…

was not always as popular as it is today. According to FIFA, “Kings Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V all made the game punishable by law because it prevented their subjects from practising more useful military disciplines, particularly archery.” (FIFA). For the duration of the 100 Years’ War, football was banned by the royal officials. They banned football because they viewed it as a waste of time. Since England and France were in war, the royal officials wanted their people to…

The clash between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France began in the year 1296 over taxation of the French Clergy. Specifically, King Philip IV implemented taxes over the clergy and all other laymen of the French kingdom with a motive to fuel a war with King Edward I of England. Refuting this, Boniface asserted that no cleric was to pay taxes to a king without proper papal consent. If the clergy went against his commands, Boniface threatened excommunication to all who ignored him.…

the psychic “holy fool”, Hannah “Green”, as they battled over the English throne. The aging, unappealing Mary Tudor was nearly the exact reverse of her youthful and lively younger sister. While Mary sought to stomp out all Protestants and return England to Catholicism, Elizabeth only wanted to end the mass murder her sister brought upon their country. The characters and environment that Gregory illustrated was strikingly parallel to that of 16th century London; especially when it came…

History of Soccer Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the globe in the world of sports. Also, known as football in the rest of the world, The fist apparitions of soccer dated back about 2000 years ago, in Ancient China during the Han Dynasty. The People would dribble balls made out of leather and filled with hair feathers in a military exercise called Tsu Chu. They would kick the ball into small nettings that were fixed with bamboo canes and at the same time they had to protect…

The lines 1-35 of Act 4.3 from William Shakespeare’s King Richard III show Sir James Tyrrel’s encounter with King Richard, after the murder of the two princes --- Edward Prince of Wales and Richard Duke of York. He seemed guilty as he explained the brutality of the two murderers he hired, Dighton and Forrest, who smothered the two young brothers in their sleep. Even as a ruthless killer, Tyrrel was still astonished by the methods Richard used to consolidate his position and power. After he…

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Renaissance; Kati Main topics •Evolution of Italian Renaissance ◦Florence= birthplace of Renaissance and very successful city state ◾Wool industry was major factor in city’s financial expansion and political increase ◾Dominated European banking ◾Florence still remained economically stable after Black Death, huge debt issues, and labor unrest ◦Balance of power among Italian City States Communes and republics ◾Northern Italian cities = communes (sworn associations of free…

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 and to penetrate armor. However, it took a long time to reload and long-range shots could not be made. The English had warfare knowledge from Scottish and Welsh armies. England began to use…