Henry VI of England

The next morning, the French and English prepare for battle. Henry, in spite to enlighten his troops, delivers one of the most famous motivational war speeches of all time, St. Crispins Day. Using unity to emphasize his army to show his commitment to bring glory back to England, but yet most importantly justice. With Henry’s speech he’s able to sway his troops and with that them being so outnumbered is better for them because when they come out victorious there will be more honor for each of…

her rule. Certainly the play is an allegory and Richards’s crimes are in fact her crimes. Shakespeare first presents Richard as an arrogant, wasteful king who in the first act declares that he was not born to sue but to command. Shakespeare depicts England to be a Majestic Paradise that is deserving of a better king than Richard; who does not properly protect…

King James was the king of England and Scotland. James started his rule over Scotland when he was only 13 months old. He was born on June 19, 1566 and the only son of Queen Mary of Scotland. He ruled Scotland from July 24, 1567 to his death. His father’s death was the reason he was crowned so early. Though he was technically king, he wasn’t able to actually rule until he was old enough. So in reality, the priest was king until he took over. King James also ruled England from March 24, 1603…

brother Richard but his rule over England wasn't as significant as his brothers. In 1204 John lost the battle against Northern France which led to him coming back and higher the taxes to pay for the defeat. In 1214 John decided to go back and try to regain Northern France but got defeated again which led to him coming back and trying to higher tax which later led to the signing of the Magna Carta. (www.historylearningsite.co.uk/king_john)…

For my saint essay I have chosen St. Anne Line. She was born in 1567, Great Dunmow, United Kingdom. She died in February 27, 1601 in Tyburn by being hanged, which then turned into her feast day by Pope Paul VI. The website I used said “Patronage: childless people, converts, widows.” She was the daughter of a wealthy and ardent Calvinist and had a brother. When she and her brother converted to Catholicism, they were both disowned and thrown away their family. Anne married Roger Line, who was…

Powerful individuals represent themselves in manipulative ways, to create political situations that benefit them. King Henry IV Part 1, a history play by Shakespeare typifies this idea. Context has had an influential role in how shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to shape the characterisation of King Henry, Hal and Hotspur. The desired political situations manufactured by individuals in Henry IV Part 1 all stem from power, personal greed and pride. Those who seek power and obtain it through…

allowed herself to die with her dignity, she is the only person who knew the absolute truth to her story. Anne knew the level of her innocence and the level of her guilt and yet she did not get on her knees before all of England, she simply said her words to the people of England and ended by saying “O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul. To Jesus Christ I commend my soul; Lord Jesus receive my soul.” Anne’s life ended but her words lived on, the world wants to know the truth. We…

Shakespearean Structure (An Analysis of Shakespeare’s choice of structure in Henry V) There are many components of literature that add to its effectiveness. While one may think that literature is merely good or bad based on the plot and use of words that is not necessarily the case. Much of literature is based on the structure of the plot itself. While this can seem like a minute function of a powerful story, it actually lends itself to make the story so powerful. Without proper structure, some…

Thomas More was born in London in 1477 or 1488. Both his parents came from an upwardly mobile merchant 's class. His father, John, became a judge and chose the legal profession for his son. Very little is known of Thomas 's mother, Agnes, who died sometime before 1507. More began his education at St Anthony 's, a leading London school. Then he was sent to serve as a page at Lambeth Palace, the household of John Morton, the archbishop of Canterbury. Morton 's patronage enabled More to spend…

Shakespeare’s second tetralogy, Henry IV is the second play in the sequence. We talked briefly about the plot of Richard II and how Bolivar became king Henry IV. We then talked about the beginning of Henry IV in which the king is being plotted against due to his apparent forgetting of debts due, and his son whom behaves in a non-royal manner hanging out with thieves and commoners. We mentioned the idea that the central hero of Shakespeare’s historical plays was England itself always being…