Henry VI of England

of an ideal nation. His father was Sir John More, a lawyer and judge, and his mother was Agnes. When he was young, More went to Saint Anthony 's school. He was a page for John Morton who was the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chancellor of England. John Morton liked More, and nominated him to go to Oxford University. Without this nomination, More never would have…

I was born on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich, England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, his second wife. Elizabeth lost her mother at age 2, due to false charges against her and impulsive actions taken by the king. Her half-sister Mary and Elizabeth were illegitimate because Henry VIII wanted a son. Later on they both were reinstated to take the throne after Edward was born. She wasn’t in much of her father 's life, and after Henry VIII died she was sent to go live with her…

1526. Mary learns that her father, King Henry, has betrothed her to the King of France, and at this point, she is only ten years old. She then turns 11 in the spring of 1527 and is formally promised to the “extremely ugly and repulsive” King of France (Meyer 6). Francis states that Mary is…

Marriage Relationships in Tudor Political Drama looks at court dramas from Tudor England (1485 - 1603) to put together a historical account on political theatre. Winkelman argues that “court interludes constituted a vital medium for interventionist advocacy about matrimony.” (201) He takes Tudor marriages as his main point of study to discern the role of court productions in influencing politics. Winkelman believes that theatrical productions correspond with the political concerns of the time so…

She inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious differences and a weak relationship with the great powers of France and Spain. The only other two queens to reign in their own right over England were disastrous. People were very uncertain of her taking the thrown; however, she completely proved them all wrong. Queen Elizabeth’s reign is remembered for many reasons but two of the more important were the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in…

called Inside the Court of Henry Vlll, which explored King Henry’s paranoia and selfish brutality. This was a well researched reenactment of his life, which occurred in the 1500s in England. During his reign, a hint of betrayal resulted in a death sentence, regardless of your status. For that reason, King Henry Vlll is remembered for creating an era of terror. When Henry was crowned, he was full of ideas, and he represented a new future, one filled with betterment. Henry thought very highly of…

Shadow Princess by Indu Sundaresan is a narration of the life journey of the Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal's oldest daughter, Princess Jahanara. Mumtaz Mahal died during the birth of her fourteenth child. Mumtaz Mahal’s death was as an absolute shock and nobody knew what needs to be done. Shah Jahan was broken into pieces by the death of her beloved wife and young Jahanara has no other choice but to pick up the reigns and be strong for everybody else. The role of Padsha Begum…

England was under Queen Elizabeth’s I’s reign under the 1590s. She had been on the thrown since 1558 and kept the crown until her death in 1603. The era she ruled is known as the Elizabethan era, and it was a period of relative peace, commercial and imperial expansions and growing national confidence. But it was also a period that was overshadowed by the on-going religious resistance that were often extreme, sometimes violent. It was a tough life in London during the 1500s. We may not know if…

Arya Stark is the daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady Catelyn Tully in the books the Game of Thrones. She is the third child and second daughter in the family. Her brothers include Robb, Bran and Rickon as well as a half brother Jon Snow. She is the older sister to Sansa Stark. In the beginning of the books, she is about 9 years old. Arya’s older brothers, Robb and Jon, find six direwolf puppies and each of the children adopts one of them. A direwolf is much like a wolf in the story but…

A3 AND B3 13214829 KUM KA WAI In the aftermath of the Revolution, the French public turned to British history as a way of making sense of its recent past, and no French artist of the 19th century was more inspired by English subjects than Paul Delaroche. His monumental work The Execution of Lady Jane Grey was one of the most familiar and enduring images of his time, and remains today among the most popular paintings in the National Gallery. Because of her involvement with the political…