Henry VI of England

father Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon had a daughter named Mary. Then Henry went against the pope and disobeyed the catholic church to get a divorce with Catherine When Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn were expecting a child the king really hoped that Anne Boleyn would give birth to the male so he could be the heir to the throne which was considered the key to stable dynastic succession. “There for the birth of another daughter was a bitter disappointment to Henry…

only 8 years old, leaving me fatherless. Now, I was the new duke. Being a leading figure as a young kid was not easy, as I was the ruler of Normandy in France. Thankfully, King Henry I helped me out a bunch. Later when…

made it to the throne after the passing of her brother Edward VI. Most notably, Queen Mary I’s short reign of five years can be seen as sheer terror. During her reign, Queen Mary I’s primary focus was on making the entire country go through catholic restoration. In the textbook, Early Modern England 1458-1714, historians Robert Bucholz and Newton Key state, “For those, protestants who could not leave and would not recant, Mary and Pole had one last remedy: burning at the stake. They began on…

what became the Norman rule, which spread across Ireland. The English was worried that the Normans in Ireland were becoming more Irish than the Irish, so they banned them from marrying into Irish families or speaking the Irish language. When king Henry VIII wanted a divorce he split from the Catholic Church and an intern strip the church up its power in Ireland. Seizing their golden treasures in destroying many monasteries. His daughter, Queen Elizabeth the first continued a strong rule over…

In the class, Legacy of the Arthurian Legend, there were several aspects and instances that needed to be addressed in an interdisciplinary fashion. However one particular aspect stands out. Having to discuss the reading. Even though we do this every class time it’s the main part as well as the most interdisciplinary. Often times when discussing the readings there are three things to consider, the combination of literature, history, and politics. Reading the excerpts from Sir Thomas Malory’s…

most extensive and delightful prospect of the forest of Galtres, and the beautiful and picturesque vale of Mowbray; so called from its ancient owner Roger de Mowbray, who was bowman to William Rufus, and possessed one hundred and forty manors in England and twenty in Normandy. He was the founder of the monasteries of Newburgh and…

Tyndale's ultimate fate was to be betrayed and burned at the stake. While he lost his life, his work would be rescued in the wake of dramatic events in England involving the monarchy. The actions of Henry VIII with regards to his marriage led England down a path towards divorcing the Catholic Church. The beginning of the Reformation in England set the stage for what is now known as the King James Versions, a translation that still holds a lot of sway, even in present times. The tradition of…

Author Alison Weir digs into the murder of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, in the 1994 book The Princes in the Tower. She intends to inform, convince, and entertain her readers. Weir begins the book by referencing other books on the topic of the murders. She states that these writers fall into two categories. Many believe that Richard III committed the cruel murders, and others believe that Richard III is innocent, and that he should be praised. Weir states…

Christopher Columbus : On October 12, 1492, Captain Christopher Columbus claimed a tiny island in the Bahamas (less than 400 miles from North America mainland) for the king and queen of Spain. Columbus’s landing facilitated the mutual discovery by two peoples of one another. The moment of Columbus's landing, the Americas became the stage for a variety of encounters of Native American, European, and African peoples in the new Atlantic world. (pg 25) Atlantic world : The meeting of the Spaniards…

By the year 900, feudal regimes began to emerge in France, beginning a new era of local supremacy and disregard for the French throne. Indeed, at the commencement of the Capetian dynasty at the end of the 10th century, Hugh Capet’s immediate sphere of power was in the Ile de France. The rest of the France was under the direct authority of the counts of their individual territories. Around the beginning of the 12th century, an anonymous monk from Anjou, one of the many counties of medieval France…