Henry III of England

The Tudor Dynasty ruled England for more than a century with many powerful leaders. Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, was the most successful and powerful of the Tudors, and also a strong female monarch. Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1533 to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. As a child, Elizabeth lived apart from her parents at the Royal Palace of Hatfield, where she was exposed to education and politics at a young age. When she was only two years old, her mother was executed on erroneous…

In 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…

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…

the Magna Carta was written, and it is to be considered one of the most influential documents of all time. Numerous copies of it were spread throughout England so all people of power given fresh knowledge of the law of the land. The original writer of the Magna Carta was Archbishop Stephen Langton, and the document was signed by King John of England. The document was written essentially to control the power of the monarchy, with greater reason to control King John. The King wanted to rule with…

It's the mid 1500's. The French Court has just welcomed their new queen and king after the death of King Henry. Francis II and his new wife, Queen Mary of Scots, are thrust into leadership amidst the most tense moments in Protestant vs Catholic history. Reign, the hit television show aired on the CW in 2013, follows the story of Mary of Scotland as she faces challenge after challenge of love, friendship, death, and courtship, all while struggling to run not one, but two kingdoms in one of the…

move to reform the Church in England began with his desire to divorce Queen Catherine, who had not borne him any surviving male children. Henry wished to remarry with the young Anne Boleyn, but to do that he needed a dispensation from the Pope to declare the marriage with Catherine null and void. Since Henry had received a dispensation to marry Catherine in the first place–she had been his brother Arthur's widow, and therefore needed special permission to marry Henry–Pope Clement VII was not…

Starting with King Charlemagne and Pope Leo III, the church and government were connected. Charlemagne offered protection to the church, and the church taught loyalty to the king. If people were breaking the rules in term of faith and not conforming the king would deal with it. Together church and government controlled the masses. For years the alliance between the two bodies kept the people controlled, but when Pope Leo IX decided that the wealthy and the kings should no longer choose the Pope…

begins in England during the reign of Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII. Mary was responsible for ordering the execution of hundreds of Protestants as heretics. On the opinion of her advisors, Mary has her half-sister Elizabeth questioned and locked in the tower of London on suspicion of heresy and plotting with Sir Thomas Wyatt. Mary soon dies as a result of a cancerous tumor and Elizabeth is crowned queen of England. Under the opinion of her advisors, Elizabeth goes to war with Scotland. England…

comparing two kings or rulers named Alexzander the Great and Henry the 8th or VIII. Alexzander the great was a man that fought with his army or was also known as a warrior for his kingdom. Henry the 8th (VIII) was not a very good king, he was the worst king ever in history because he was a very selfish man. So these two people that I just mentioned are going to be compared in this compare and contrast. Alexzander the Great was a king as well as Henry the eighth. They where both rulers and…

Henry V was always going to be a bit of a deal breaker here. While the other plays in this series have all been previously adapted for television, Henry V has the double whammy of Olivier and Branagh’s on-screen precedents setting two very different benchmarks for all subsequent adaptations to try and match. The director can either meet the challenge head-on or change the rules and present a completely different beast altogether. And so The Hollow Crown came to a close with “The Tragedy of Henry…