Flanders

Squire is an interesting character in the Canterbury Tales because his uniqueness adds a lot of dimension to the tales. The Squire is the Knight’s son who’s main job is to assist his father. The Squire has served multiple times in Cavalry raids in Flanders, Picardy and Artois in northern Europe. Physically, he is a very strong and physically fit boy with very curly hair. He wears a very colourful long shirt with wide sleeves that resembles a field of white and red flowers which represents his…

herself being a feminist writer has shown only some glimpse of feminism in the text. She has depicted many women characters in the novel. Women characters are attached in one or the other way with Jacob. To take an example, Woolf has depicted Betty Flanders, Jacob’s mother as a widow. She is taking care of her three children: Archer, Jacob and John. Woolf introduces Betty in…

Emerging from the despair of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance was a welcomed period of change. Europeans grew into a cultured society as wealthy metropolises developed. Prosperous merchants moved into larger cities and ambitious artists followed their patrons. Within renaissance art, there were many different sub-movements; from Northern European art to the “New Flemish Style”, and lastly the Italian renaissance. All of these artists contributed to the advancement of European art in various…

Gouraud and was part of an attack called the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, a very complex operation. The main goal of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive was to get a hold of the railroad hub at Sedan to break the rail net supporting the Germans in France and Flanders and induce the enemy’s withdraw from said territories. On September 25, 1918, ten American divisions of 26,000 men, organized in three corps, were ready to begin. General Pershing led the American Expeditionary Forces, with Henri Gouraud…

the extra characters who make a routine appearance on the sitcom are Mr. Burns, who is the boss and owner of the Springfield chemical plant; his loyal and dedicated assistant Weiland Smithers; the law abiding and Christian devoted household of Ned Flanders, which are also the Simpson’s neighbors; principal Skinner, who supervises the local elementary school; and of course Apu, the foreigner who maintains the Kwik-E-Mart. The characters of The Simpsons are actually inspired from real-life people;…

Reflection Paper 2: Worse Than Slavery I thought that after a while that history couldn’t shock me anymore. It’s bursting of many disturbing stories, hypocritical beliefs and actions and simple bloodthirsty ignorance. I was wrong, history is full of ironic situations, beliefs and actions that shocked me. The Book: Worse than slavery, is a book that contents don’t skirt around issues and is chock full irony that can be amusing and some that is just plain sickening. In the Book, I found Irony in…

At the dawn of the 12th century Byzantine suppression of piracy had restarted long distance trading and the end of Viking raids made self defended urban centers viable once again. Bishops and abbots, and later secular lords, realized the value of towns as centers of commerce and sources of revenue, and began to promote them. They provided markets for merchants to meet and trade, as well as secure locations for minting currency. However, few of the Middle Age urban centers had the advantage of…

One of the winners of the Victorian Cross was William Coltman, where he was said to be brave. He didn’t fire a single shot during the World War, but was instead a stretch-bearer. He went alone in front of fire, found casualties, and dressed them them on many points of time. He carried comrades to safety, and even saved lives. Leefe Robinson was the first British soldier to shoot down a German zeppelin airship. He was also the first person to be awarded VC in The U.K. He was the first…

people who support the possible partition of Belgium and argue that the synchronized attempts to forge a national identity and culture have been unable to forestall ethno-linguistic rivalries (Gutenberg). This divide could grant Wallonia and Flanders with either independence or integration into France and the Netherlands respectively. It is a controversial topic when it comes to Brussels in the possible separation of Belgium. Although there have been cultural and linguistic tensions…

Charles V was the Holy Roman Empire from 1526 until his death in 1558. He was born in Country of Flanders on February 24, 1500. His father was Philip I also know as Philip The Handsome was the first member of the house of Habsburg to be King of Castile. His mother was Joanna of Castile also know as the Mad. After Charles father died in 1506 he was sent to go live with his aunt Margaret of Austria. When Charles turned 15 in 1515 he became duke of Burgundy and gained rule over the Netherlands. On…