Henry I of England

time, but his histories always contain relevant reminders to play attendees: history has and always will repeat itself. From the battlefields of England and France, all the way to Ancient Rome, leaders of the state will take any action necessary to protect the state, other than place themselves in harm’s way, as without them, no state exists. King Henry IV fascinated Shakespeare; the author tells the man’s achievements over the course…

as a dominant European power. In his final decades as King there were several wars in France that had depleted the resources they had and the mass withdrawal of the Protestant pop after the revocation of Edict of Nantes. Another King for France was Henry IV who was a Protestant and converted to a Catholic and…

shakespeare’s play Henry V, King Henry delivers his Saint Crispin’s day speech before he leads England into battle against the overpowering French army. King Henry V overhears some of the men in his army talking about their disadvantage in the battle. He calls the entire army’s attention before delivering his most famous speech which demonstrates his ability to make all of his men feel valued and equal, despite the fact that they come from various social classes. In the following three…

sustained More through the crucible of Henry VIII 's relentless pressure to submit to his will. While countless of his lay and clerical contemporaries yielded to the command to obey or lose everything (including their lives), More was one of a small handful who persevered to maintain their principles at the greatest sacrifice imaginable. Many who admire this remarkable…

Henry Tudor is born during the onset of the Wars of the Roses to an illegitimate bloodline which traces its roots back to John of Gaunt duke of Lancaster. This lineage belongs to the House of Beaufort, which was established when John of Gaunt had his son who was born of a mistress legitimized. The only stipulation to this legitimization was that the Beaufort line would never be able to enter the line of succession for the Throne of England. Sadly, the Yorkists which would oppose the Lancastrians…

writes, “If you could disagree with kings, were gods so far above?” Bear compares the power of a king to that of a god by saying, those who dare to oppose their king are also challenging their god. On the same token, Thomas More’s disapproval of King Henry the VIII's divorce indicates that More holds the true authority. In Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons, the author characterizes Thomas More as honest, inflexible, and moral to demonstrate how righteous leadership is the most powerful. First,…

Niccolo Machiavelli influences rulers and leaders throughout history such as Otto Von Bismarck, King Henry VIII, and Adolf Hitler. In Machiavelli's book The Prince he gives political advice on how to ruler and govern their land and to gain power. He says it's better to be cruel than merciful and that it's better to be stingy than generous. Bismarck, Henry VIII, and Hitler follow his advice on how to be a good ruler. Niccolo Machiavelli was a diplomat and writer who was born on May 3, 1469 and…

William the Conqueror pictured (Fig 1), or should be known as King William I, had many hurdles to overcome in order to make his mark in the history books. He was born in 1028 in the city of Falaise, France but he was originally known as William the Bastard as he was the illegitimate son of the powerful Robert 1, Duke of Normandy and Herleva, a local tanner woman. Although he was illegitimate, he was born and raised to be the future Duke of Normandy, however, his ascension occurred earlier than…

Richard is made to publically anoint Bolingbroke as the new King Henry. All he has ever known is being flipped upside down, and he faces an identity crisis. Straightforward, in act 5 scene 1, Richard greets Northumberland with normal emotion, line 55 “North UM ber LAND, thou LAD der WHERE with AL”. Just after Northumberland…

Queen Elizabeth I and gain more power in the court. Seven Catholics were recruited by Devereux and Cecil; amongst them was Robert Catesby, the primary leader of the Gunpowder Plot. Catesby, who had previously been falsely imprisoned in 1596 for allegedly poisoning Queen Elizabeth, was wounded and captured in the battle following the rebellion. He was later released after paying a fine of £3,000 ("Essex's…