Edward VI of England

The hundred year was fought between france and england, and started when edward the third attempted to dethrone the king of france philip IV. The war began when france had captured aquitaine in 1337 which would eventually be the ending point of the war. There were three phases in the hundred year war, the first the edwardian war, the second the caroline war, and the last the lancastrian war. King edward declared himself king of france in 1340 and invaded most parts of france with his son the…

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 Author John Edwards Explains some of the similarities between what happened under Mary’s reign and the Spanish inquisition. John Edwards wrote this article for the Hispanic Research Journal in February of 2012. The article is in a scholarly Peer reviewed academic Journal. The author John Edwards studied at the Queen’s college, University of Oxford. The article can be found at the following Web Address:…

Independence had a large impact in the lives of our ancestors. At the finale of this war was the Battle of Bannockburn, an extraordinary battle and victory for the underdog in numbers, Scotland, a country protecting its land from the massive power that was England. The historical significance of the battle is what keeps it alive to this day in Scotland. This past June, tens of thousands of people gathered to watch a reenactment of the battle in honor of it’s 700th anniversary . Musicians and…

At that time, two unified kingdoms existed: the kingdom of England and the kingdom of Scotland. They developed side by side. Besides the desire in the north to expand its territorial limits, the realm from the South also had the ambition to govern Scotland. As Malcolm III was helped by the English to conquer the throne of Scotland, they saw the opportunity to realise their wishes of governance. Nonetheless, once he was King, Malcolm turned his back on them and became an opponent. He invaded…

only two and a half years later on false charges of incest and adultery which caused Elizabeth and her half-sister, Mary, to be declared as illegitimate. This took away their places in the line of succession and it was Elizabeth’s half-brother, Edward VI, who took control until 1553 when he passed away. Despite being declared of illegitimacy, Mary became queen after Henry VIII reinstated his daughters into the line of succession. During this time, Elizabeth was arrested as Mary suspected that…

beautiful and wanted to marry her. Elizabeth accepted and the two were married in secrecy. The king’s mother did not approve so she helped Henry VI regain power for a brief time. When King Henry VI and his son both died in battle, and Elizabeth Woodville was crowned queen after Edward IV regained his power. Various actions soon came after the marriage of Edward and Elizabeth. After dealing with many problems the…

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 eligible for the throne of France. The other contestant was the Count of Valois, a grandson of Philip III of France. The Valois Dynasty was the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. A French assembly was held to decide who would be the ruler of the French kingdom. They chose Philip VI of Valois. Edward III was…

made it to the throne after the passing of her brother Edward VI. Most notably, Queen Mary I’s short reign of five years can be seen as sheer terror. During her reign, Queen Mary I’s primary focus was on making the entire country go through catholic restoration. In the textbook, Early Modern England 1458-1714, historians Robert Bucholz and Newton Key state, “For those, protestants who could not leave and would not recant, Mary and Pole had one last remedy: burning at the stake. They began on…

Summary of Holbein: Court Painter of the Reformation Hans Holbein was a prime artist during the Northern Renaissance. Although he was born in Augsburg, Germany, it was in England where he achieved high status, producing works for Henry VIII and other patrons. During his life, Holbein established himself as the one of the leading German artists of the Reformation. However, the article suggests that the artist didn’t necessarily agree with Protestantism. Hans Holbein’s artistic career began in…