England

and etiquette in Elizabethan England is hygiene. Can you imagine living in a world without running water or plumbing? Where bathing was rare and toilets were nonexistent? A world without toothbrushes? These are all things that the people who lived during Shakespeare's lifetime had to deal with. Hygiene has come a long way since 1600. In Elizabethan England, hygiene depended on your social class. You got what you could afford. When considering hygiene in Elizabethan England, the first thing that…

On Friday night, the New England Patriots played the Detriot Lions in a preseason game. Even though the team won the game, the biggest story coming out of that game is not good news for the team. During the first quarter, Wide Receiver Julian Edelman suffered a knee injury when running a route and he had to be carted out of the game and did not come back. Last season in 16 games, Edelman had 91 receptions, 1,106 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. Leading up to last season, the Patriots were…

The New England, Middle Atlantic, Chesapeake and Southern Colonies shared some similar qualities, but for the majority, they were different in many aspects. By viewing each colonies establishment and growth, along with topics such as religion’s role in the colony, their economics and who performed the labor I will explain which colony I would choose to live in during the year 1700. Aboard the Mayflower during the year 1620 were Separatist; people who withdrew from the Church of England.…

Although the first English settlement on the east coast of north America occurred in 1585, the English settlement did not separate into two distinct area until the 1700’s. The two sections of the English colonization were the New England and Chesapeake region. The New England area consisted of what is now currently Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake region was mainly Maryland and Virginia, even though the Carolinas and Georgia were considered part of the…

The New England Patriots are currently 7-1 and are tied for the best record in the NFL. Even though it is only the midway point of the season, the Patriots still sit atop the AFC East with a 3 game lead and are currently the number 1 seed in the AFC along with being atop most NFL power rankings. Since week 5, Tom Brady has returned to the starting lineup for the Pats and has torched the league for 12 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in 4 games. Along with the return of Brady was the return of…

The Chesapeake region and the New England colonies were very different in how they were created and how they were successful; however, being successful is how they were alike. They both struggled and had to overcome obstacles on their way to success. The brutal wilderness that made up the Chesapeake region prompted a slow start for the early settlers. Diseases, such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid, ran rampant among the early colonists, cutting ten years off of the life expectancy of new…

Queen dowager, Elizabeth taking solace in a church marked the end of Elizabeth’s reign of England. She was forced to acknowledge Richard as the King of England in order to leave the sanctuary and permit Richard to provide for her and her daughters. This was the same king who was rumored to have murdered or ordered the execution of her four sons. However, Elizabeth’s last ditch effort to establish her power in England came from the potential betrothals to her eldest daughter, Elizabeth of York.…

In terms of religion, government, social structure, and economy, the Southern, New England, and Middle colonies shared both similarities and differences. From New Hampshire all the way down to Georgia, the settlers that settled in the colonies really defined what each colony had to offer. Between the types of religions to the governments they had, there were many clear reasons why they were similar and different. In the Southern colonies, which consisted of Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina,…

Considering that the Chesapeake Colonies and New England Colonies were so close, but yet so far away, their differences were majorly drastic considering majority of the settlers came from the same places. The main areas they lacked similarity were in their economical views, social class standards, genealogy focuses, and age/health concerns. It is crazy to think that since bulk of the settlers in the colonies were from the same general areas, yet when it came to their daily lives their views like…

generations to come, and affecting how Victorian politics would be shaped. In 1559 a new act of supremacy was passed by queen Elizabeth I, she also passed the act of uniformity which made it compulsory to worship under the church of England, attendance at church of England services were obligatory and anyone looking to take place in government had to take the oath of supremacy, wbuch was swearing alligence to the monarch as supreme…