Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth The Golden Age Queen Elizabeth I ,from the Tudor dynasty, successfully ruled England for forty-five years during the second half of the seventeenth century. Her reign is often referred to as a “golden age” of English history. Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603, and was the last Tudor monarch. She remains one of history's most famous and remarkable monarchs. Under Elizabeth's reign England began to rise to the position of a strong world power. The…

Princess Diana was known across the world as "The people's princess", and “The queen of hearts”. Throughout her life, princess Diana always had the public eyes on her, she was admired, respected, and a role model to many people around the world. Princess Diana was born on July 1st 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. She was born into an aristocratic English family who were very close to the royal family. Her parents got divorced when she was eight years old and she continued to live with…

Heritage films refer to a period of films, initially European, that emerged in the 1980’s and 90’s. Though there is a long list of films that are classified as ‘heritage films’, this type of motion picture is not defined as a declared genre, but rather a list of characteristics declared by the movie industry that classify these films. This paper discusses the characteristics that define a ‘heritage film’, how Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech represents the characteristics of a ‘heritage film’…

Poetry Explication II: “On Monsieur’s Departure” The poem, “On Monsieur’s Departure,” narrates the internal and emotional unrest of Queen Elizabeth I, queen of England. The poem reveals strong emotions of grief and conveys the impression that the queen cannot speak of these feelings except on paper. Each stanza has its own separate theme, for instance, the first stanza explains how the queen is feeling, the second stanza talks about how those feelings have affected her life, and the final…

Jiménez and Aisha Tnatash. Queen Victoria was a very honored queen in the United Kingdom. When Queen Victoria died it was a great impact in London. This topic is very important for us to learn, because her way of becoming a queen is very interesting to know about. The main reason for her death is remain unknown. Victoria was a woman from the United Kingdom, she born on 24th may 1819 at Kensington palace London United Kingdom.She was daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn,…

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta married four wives, Grace Wahu, Edna Clarke, Grace Wanjiku and Mama Ngina. His eldest son Peter Muigai Kenyatta by first wife Grace Wahu was born in 1920 and died in October 1979. Margaret Rose Wambui Kenyatta was Kenyattas second child born in 1928. Margaret, now 88, was Kenyatta's favourite daughter and was elected the first and only woman Mayor of Nairobi in 1970. Peter Magana Kenyatta, who once worked as a presenter with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), lives in…

After the death of her half-sister in 1558 a 25-year-old Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England. She would rule for 44 years making her one of Britain’s longest reigning monarchs. And one of our most well-known. The image of Elizabeth is incredibly recognisable with her distinctive red hair and pale white skin. She has been portrayed by great actresses such as Sarah Bernhardt, Anne-Marie Duff and Miranda Richardson. But what of this is real compared to Elizabeth’s actual self. We will explore…

On the 15th of June 2010 David Cameron’s delivered a prepared statement as an apology for the events of Bloody Sunday. A very challenging statement for a conservative PM to make as he had the challenge to make his speech very convincing to two groups of people, at the same time, with very different opinions on this very sensitive issue. This statement is a great example of the benefits of using a scripted language as opposed to spontaneous language. Mr Cameron was able to effectively use…

As you may have noticed, even though "Shaving" is a short in terms of words story, it is a story that encompasses a big symbol with many other symbols around it. When you read the text at first, you may not notice all these, but after a deep analysis, the shaving part in the story really comes clearer in our mind and the meaning the author wanted to give to this part of the story comes obvious. The shaving part in the story is clearly the most interesting part of the story in terms of symbols…

“Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” These are the famous words of Princess Diana. People loved and were influenced by Diana. She was a public icon throughout the globe. However, there is one thing that is still strange about this famous figure. Diana’s death is to this day a major point of questioning as the two most common suspicions are a major power murder and an unfortunate car crash. Even…