Henry II of France

During the 18th century the British military was seen as the World’s greatest superpower. Britain seemed to continually gain moment over the century, achieving many victories against other superpowers of the time, such as France and Spain. The British maintained dominating military might through their naval supremacy and a professionally trained army of more than 50,000 soldiers. Their navy was not only the best in terms of quality, but quantity as well, with 131 naval warships alone.…

period. To do so, he incorporated short, lyric melodies amidst his recitatives. Also, the bass line imitated melodic motives that appear first in the vocal line (Ulrich 69) An example of Monteverdi’s new style of recitative comes from an excerpt from Act II of his L’Orfeo (1607). Monteverdi used his previous experience as a madrigal composer to build upon Peri’s previous form of opera and the use of recitative. Orfeo’s lament entitled Tu se’ morta illustrates Orfeo’s agony and frustration…

Nearing the end of the war there was an influx of killing frenzies, manic death throes, and hundreds of thousands dead, all occurring between 1944-1945. In the beginning of 1944 many Germans still expected to win the war, however, by the end of the year that opinion had changed. Hitler was under assault from the air, from the Red Army in the east, and, after D-day in June, from the Allies in the west. German defeat was looming, yet killing went on in many varied settings; from the extreme death…

The first dictionary definition of the word ‘terrorism’, ‘ syste`me, re´ gime de la terreur’, was offered by the Acade´mie franc¸aise in 1798 in the light of recent French experience. In order to understand how the term ‘terrorism’ originated, the author immediately started discussing the French republic. The French republic already have recently dealt with the execution of King Louis XVI in the fall of 1792, was under threat from foreign invasion and internal rebellion. In July 1792, the…

happened in each Crusade including the capturing of Jerusalem, the fall of the county Edessa, the treaty of the Third Crusade, and the invasion and sacking of Constantinople the Byzantine Empire's Capital. On November 27, 1095, in France, the First Crusade started when Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines, regain the “Holy Lands”, and…

Art throughout the world reflects new ideas of the time and preserves the past historically marking each new era. A shift in the way the world is organized is almost always immediately followed by a new perspective that changes the way people create and receive art. Art has endless capability to be felt, observed, and examined in new ways that reveal a story behind each piece that weaves another picture of life during that century. Exploring art movements not only reveals the history of the time…

Jacques Offenbach, which debuted in Paris in 1859. Correspondence between Colonel Albert S. McLemore and Walter F. Smith (the second leader of the Marine Band) traces the tune: “Major Richard Wallach, USMC, says that in 1878, when he was in Paris, France, the area to which the Marines' Hymn is now sung was a very popular…

Jesus Christ was Crucified and Resurrected Sometime between the years of 30 and 33, Jesus Christ was crucified and then three days later, he resurrected from the dead. Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God and the Messiah, sent down from Heaven to pay the price for the world’s sins. Jesus’s death and resurrection made it possible for man to be forgiven and saved for their sins in the name of the Lord. The resurrection changed history by letting all followers of the Lord and Jesus Christ…

“But Not Forgotten” Poem Analysis Have you ever been with someone and have them swear their love to you, only to have them leave you for another? Or maybe a very good friend had to leave you? Or a loved one has passed away? Dorothy Parker faced many situations like these throughout her life, starting from her mother’s death, to her history of affairs with a number of men. Both, these interactions with people and losses she faced, greatly influenced her writing. I prefer to read this as a…

to break fever. Sugar coating around pills and even baked into white bread a combination of medicine and nutrition in Europe. People wanted Sugar, but was very expensive. Sugar was carved into marvelous decorations to show off wealth and purity, “Henry II recorded the royal household consumed about 6,258 pounds of sugar.” (Mintz 83). In the 16th century the baking of sugar cookies and biscuits starting Holiday fowl, The Persian Emperor, Sultan, used over 73,300 kilos during Ramadan. Food spices…