Henry IV of England

A Man for All Seasons Review Academy award winning A Man for All Seasons directed by Fred Zinnemann is a dramatic yet enthralling story based on the crazy events of King Henry VIII’s reign. The story line focuses on King Henry’s insistence on divorcing his wife and the fact that his prominent friend and advisor, Sir Thomas More, refuses to support him. More, being not only a very influential and respected diplomat, is also a good kind man who makes the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of doing…

Isabella of Portugal. Philip got married four times. The first was with his cousin Maria of Portugal in 1543. She died in 1545, giving birth to Don Carlos. In 1554 Philip married Mary I of England and became joint ruler of England until Mary’s death in 1558. Philip’s third marriage, with Elizabeth daughter of Henry II of France, in 1559, was the result of the Peace treaty which ended the wars between Spain and France for a while. Elizabeth died in 1568 In 1570 Philip married Anna from Austria…

Was Henry V a tremendous king? Alternatively, was he a dreadful king? What makes you think so? Well, this essay discusses about King Henry V in Shakespeare's tale. To do so, we first need to know his works, negatives, and positives about him. Initially, everyone has negatives and positives about them, and sometimes we have negatives more than the positives. Henry did tremendous things, and did dreadful things. Let us get going with the tremendous things first. In my opinion, Henry was not a…

King George III, was the ruler of Britain. To some, he was a great king, others deemed him a failure. There are many hidden truths to royal life, this is truest, when said royal is still in power. King George III, was no exception to this fact. Though rumors roamed, King George III, only wanted to do what was best for the people over whom he ruled. This included the American Colonies. His good intentions, however, were often seen as opressing to the colonies. They wished nothing more than to be…

Who exactly is Mary Kay Letourneau? What happened to her? How did the scandal begin? Mary Kay Letourneau also known as Mary Katherine Schmitz Letourneau, born on January 30, 1962, is a mother of four and former teacher at Shorewood Elementary School. Mary Kay was a married 34-year-old teacher from Seattle, Washington who was convicted of second degree rape, which involved an emotional relationship with one of her 12-year-old students. Letourneau first met Vili when he was in the second grade.…

King Henry VIII Journal Entry#1 1509 Journal, I’ve decided to call you Bartholomew because I can’t just keep calling you journal. Today I am to marry Catherine of Aragon; she is the daughter of the Spanish King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile (Biography.com Editors). No doubt she is a rightful and good match for a man such as me. She was my brother’s wife; I gravely tell you that it has been a few years since his death. The poor lady was made a widow only after a few…

The heir of the Henrys is quite known. Numerous amounts of individuals have experienced the ruling of such peculiar kings. Some reigning powerful, others not so much. However, King Henry IV was an exceedingly notable man. Born in 1367 and became a king by 1399, he constructed himself abundantly sophisticated while also maintaining an introverted lifestyle. Described as "secretive" and "distant," King Henry IV conveyed a consistently private personality.i Fortifying his position as king, he…

history. This war pitted cousin against cousin and utterly changed the fate of the British line of succession and parliaments role in government forever. England was notorious for constantly being in a war with France from the 1300s. Before the Hundred Years War, England was involved in war with Scotland (Mortimer, 2009). Scotland and England have constantly been at war with each other. Scotland called for France’s aid and commenced an alliance with France. Although his grandfather already…

King Henry IV, a play written by Shakespeare in the early fifteenth century in England. William Shakespeare was a famous for his literature. He excelled in plays and wrote about different genres. William Shakespeare is an author, English playwright and actor. Shakespeare did like to write about history in his playsForthe entertainment. Shakespeare was not attempting to provide a historically accurate picture of the past, but he was writing for the entertainment of his theater audience.…

countries of England and France. Two types of government emerged during this time period in Europe: absolutism and constitutionalism. In an absolutist state, like France, sovereignty is embodied in the ruler; while in constitutionalist states, like England, a balance of power is held between the state and the crown. The period of King Henry IV of France’s reign to King Louis XIV was the height of absolutism in France and showed all the nobles that the monarch had absolute power. The Tudors of…