Henry III of England

Oprah Winfrey is a well known figure from popular culture. Recently, at the Golden Globes, she was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement. In her acceptance speech, Winfrey spent very little time describing her story. Instead, she focused on the developing “#metoo” movement. She uses multiple rhetorical techniques to develop her speech into one that would be discussed in classrooms and media throughout the country weeks later. One of the primary rhetorical techniques that…

Tamburlaine’s idea of nobility is seen as a matter of achievements against the incapacity of the born king Mycetes. His imposing conception of power and kingship is seen against the capacity for intriguing and practical politics of Cosroe. From this point on, the play shows Tamburlaine the conqueror, successful beyond the caprices of fortune and cruel. Not even Zenocrate’s tears will convince him not to kill the virgins of her native city and siege the town. But the beauty of Zenocrate in her…

Confident, fearless and handsome, King Henry VIII had the making of a perfect Disney prince. When the young Tudor was seventeen years old, Saint Thomas More spoke highly of him as he ascended the English throne in 1509 (Graves, 2003, p.1). In his youth, Henry was already well versed in many languages, including French and Latin, and educated in mathematics, medicine, theology and other scholastic domains. His figure was also impressive with a frame of six feet, two inches and an avid sportsman…

Princess Diana was a strong woman who was loved by the people of Wales. She was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Prince Charles, who is the eldest child and heir of Queen Elizabeth II. Together they had two children named Prince William and Prince Harry. Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorced on August 28th, 1996. A year later, on August 31st, 1997, tragedy happened: Princess Diana died in a car accident in a Paris tunnel. After hearing about her death, there was…

The Handmaid's Tale It is a book by Margaret Atwood, a Canadian citizen. This was written by and issued in 1995. This story is set in New England in a totalitarian and Christian theonomy that overthrew the government of United States (Atwood, pg. 6). The novel entails the journey of the handmaid Offred, emphasizing on the possessive nature of Fred as handmaids are forbidden in using their names and echo the male or master that they serve. The tale explores the women themes of women in…

There is John of Gaunt’s highly significant speech initially in the scene which describes England as a garden. John of Gaunt, giving this speech at his deathbed, is hopeful that with his last breath, he would have the ability to offer the young King Richard some advice that he would listen to. He asks, "Will the king come that I may breathe my…

June 20, 1837, until her death on January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria’s reign had set out a whole new trend from progressing technology, to new clothes that would inspire modern-day clothing wear, to gender roles, religion, arts, and literature would change our world forever. Alexandrina Victoria was born on May 24, 1819, to her parents Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Kensington Palace, London, United Kingdom. Alexandrina, later became…

INTRODUCTION Elizabeth Tudor suffered problems related with religion before she had even born. Henry VIII dissociated himself from the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope Clement VII when he divorced Catherine of Aragon to marry Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was a child, she was raised Protestant as her mother Anne Boleyn. However, as Anna Keaton says, Elizabeth always followed “the religious requirement of the country regardless of whether they were Catholic or Protestant.”…

3.1.2. The Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668) As Charles V married Isabella of Portugal, Portuguese was possessed by the Habsburgs through the political marriages which were traditionally implemented. Since his son, Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, both Spain and Portugal were considered harmonious, the usage of ‘’the Iberian Union’’ was common. However, when Philip IV of Spain began to overtax Portugal, Portuguese felt uncomfortable with the situation. In addition to…

Queen Elizabeth the First was born on September seventh of 1533 at Greenwich Palace. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, King Henry’s second wife. King Henry was disappointed that Elizabeth was born due to the fact that he wanted a son and already had a daughter, Mary. As a result Elizabeth had a misfortune childhood. Anne could not give the King a son so he had her executed. Henry's marriage to Anne was declared null and void and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate and…