Edward IV of England

While Jews certainly did prosper in medieval western Christendom - in Spain, England, France and the Holy Roman Empire - it is arguable whether this occurred during times of true Christian persecution, for this phrase implies a coherent, general and importantly, state-backed, form of oppression, which did not exist until late in the period. Indeed, even though anti-semitism did exist, the two distinct phases of Jewish prosperity during the Middle Ages were marked rather with tolerance and…

the haunted castles with its own ghosts, spirits or hauntings. Chillingham Castle is located in the heart of Northumberland, England. “It was built for one purpose and one purpose only, killing” (User, Super Chillingham). The history of this horrifying castle will send chills down ones spin. Chillingham was ruled by King Edward I and was the…

excellent eye for typography and design. He is maybe best known for his craftsman's books, for example, Twentysix Gas Stations (1963)— a pictorial investigation of the fuel stations he experienced on an excursion along Highway 66. Conceived Edward Joseph Ruscha IV on December 16, 1937 in Omaha, NE, he moved to Los Angeles to learn at what is presently the California Establishment of Expressions of the human experience. California may apparently have had the…

In the late 1520s, England had dissolved its ties with the Catholic church when the pope denied Henry the VIII 's request of an annulment from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, as a result from failure to produce a male heir. The doctrine of new English church remained efficiently Catholic. Under the rule of Edward VI between 1547 and 1553, “England progressed towards becoming a Protestant nation” (). “The Archibishop Crammer oversaw…

wealthy people were aboard the ship. There were few I had ran into working for the maintenance department, there was Isidor Straus (the owner of the Macy’s department store) who had brought his wife along, the most famous passenger was John Jacob Astor IV a real estate agent (“Titanic: 10 Famous People Who Died on the Titanic.”). So it was the 2nd day on the Titanic, everything was going smooth, so we thought. I had been putting the coal into the burner and we hear a couple rumors about…

Henry V a play that is rooted in war displays the battle between France and England. The play is centred around King Henry and the tactics he uses to succeed in overthrowing or winning the war between France.King Henry uses persuasion to try to convince the French and the Britain’s that he is atoning for the sin his father had committed.The posters above would be used to discuss the ways in which the theme of War, Leadership and Appearance verses Reality pervades or is prominent in the play. In…

In the 15th century, the search for the trade route between Europe and Asia led to the Age of Discovery, a rise in global trade, in which European empires were exploring oversea lands and expanding Western European influence. This was the starting point of European colonial empires that followed for the next six centuries. Eventually, it was believed that without proper knowledge of the people they ruled, the colonial rulers were at a disadvantage, which led to the study of the Orient and the…

J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. He loved to create and learn languages his whole life. His parents died when he was a young man. He attended Oxford College. The Hobbit was published in 1937 and is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He wrote it as a Dark Age prehistory for Europe. The novels had integrated many diverse characters throughout the storyline. There are many conflicts that change the course of the plot. This includes characters’ fates and the destiny…

Ethics is something that is determined by the individual. What seems correct to one person, may not be correct to another. There are, however, certain “rules” that a person in society must obey to live their life to full potential. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, there are several characters that break these “rules” and are therefore considered unethical. For example, a seducer that “murderers” his newborn child (Dumas 187-188). There are also characters that are considered…

written by Geoffrey Chaucer during his life time as a literary poet. He was born in the year 1340 and died in the year 1400. Chaucer was born during the late medieval period. He was able to serve under the aging king Edward III, his grandson Richard II and Henry IV. In late medieval England, people believed in a form of penance, in which a Christian confessed their sin to a priest as a sign of genuine repentance also, purgatory was common during this are, in which the person taken to a place to…