Henry VII of England

was Elizabeth Tudor. She was born on September the seventh 1533. Queen Elizabeth was the second daughter of King Henry the 8th , and his second wife Anne Bleyn. King Henry the 8th was disappointed that Anne did not produce males, never knowing that his daughter would become one of Englands greatest rulers of all times. Queen Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558, and she ruled England for 45 years. She was a Protestant and spent most of her time in the church. She was given many nicknames such…

The Man Who Left a Huge Impact; Peter the Great Peter I, the second-crowned czar of Russia, was the most efficient ruler of Russia. Also known as Peter the Great, he died February 8, 1725. Peter ruled from May 7, 1682 until November 2, 1721. Peter is the son of Alexis of Russia and Natalya Naryshkina. In 1689, Peter married his first wife, chosen by his mother, Eudoxia Lopukhina, however after nine years, Peter decided that he really was not in love with his wife, and he got divorced. Peter had…

queen that accomplished many things and changed life for many people. Elizabeth Tudor was a very intelligent child. First of all Elizabeth was born on September 7th, 1533 in Greenwich, England. Her parents were Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. She had about six different mothers (Queen Elizabeth I Biography). Her father, Henry VIII beheaded her real mother in 1536 because he believed that she was involved with treason and adultery and he married Jane Seymour (Elizabeth I and Her Court 15)In 1537 Jane…

as a dominant European power. In his final decades as King there were several wars in France that had depleted the resources they had and the mass withdrawal of the Protestant pop after the revocation of Edict of Nantes. Another King for France was Henry IV who was a Protestant and converted to a Catholic and…

Queen. Her cousin, and Queen of England, Elizabeth I was reluctant to order the execution of Mary, as she was concerned that there would be dire consequences. The consequences were dire, but not nearly as bad as Elizabeth imagined they would be. The results of the execution impacted on the lives of the English people in many ways. Mary Stuart, or Mary I of Scotland, fled her home country of Scotland in 1568, in search of the help of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England. However, she was not met…

since 1399, the Yorkists may have never pressed a claim but for the near anarchy in the mid-fifteenth century. In 1422 Henry V died therefore Henry VI took the throne. During…

or great dispute the events can develop a greater society. While looking at ‘The hundred years war’ we see simple yet crucial developments in literacy and culture. These developments have shaped england into what it is today from its ruling to its overall society. In the hundred years war we see England and France struggling over the French crown. We see how marriages and alliances disorientate who should have the the crown. This also affected the language spoken by the english and how the…

Elizabeth the First was the Queen of England. She was the ruling monarch from 1558 to 1603. Elizabeth the First achieved and maintained peace and stability during her rule. Although she is viewed as important figure in English history today, she was affected and opposed by the standards of gender and the enforced roles at the time. Elizabeth was influenced by the religious views of conservatives that a women was incompetent to rule a country. She responded to her critics by making conscious…

The authorship of all of Shakespeare’s genius literature is the biggest detective story. It is one that has brought curiosity to the world for centuries and is still very alive today. Has a man who had no evidence that he had ever gone to school, composed brilliant pieces of literature known to all of mankind? It is highly unlikely. There must have been someone else. Scholars are now speculating as to whether Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is the true author of all of Shakespeare’s…

In 1558 the health of Mary got worse and by November 1558 it was acknowledged that the Queen would die soon. She did not want to be succeeded by Elizabeth, but the Council petitioned her to accepted Elizabeth as her heir and on November 6, Mary accepted it. On November 17, 1558, Mary died at the age of forty-two. (Whitelock n.p.) According to Anna Whitelock, Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen just six hours after Mary’s death. (Whitelock n.p.) With the death of Mary Tudor, Philip lost his rights…