James I of England

Four, Charles, prince of Wales. Anne, princess Royal. Prince Andrew, duke of York. Prince Edward,earl of Wessex. How many grandchildren does the queen have? 8, William, Harry, Peter, James, Eugene,Zara,Beatrice,and Louise. How many great grandchildren does she have 3, Savanna, Isla, and George. Queens and kings from England of 1066. For how many states was she queen? 3, United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand since February 6, 1952. Who is queen Elizabeth? Elizabeth has, and is queen of the…

Anne was seen as very attractive to the men in England and all of those who gazed upon her were infatuated including King Henry. Anne had a fiery personality, that of which Henry loved, and was not afraid to argue with Henry over topics such as religion or politics. She had a very complex mindset compared to other women and was one of the few intelligent women in England. "If you ... give yourself up, heart, body and soul to me ... I will take you for my only mistress, rejecting from thought…

The celts first lived in the Netherlands. Later the Roman Enpire conquered the southern part of the land. Years later, As the Roman empire got weaker, barbarians and Germanic tribes started to invade. the Franks invaded the territory in the 5th century and brought the Christianity with them. By 800 the Netherlands was a part of the powerful Frank empire. After the fall of the Charlemagne Empire (he died in 814) theterritory was divided into smaller states with by dukes and counts. At the same…

Lady Deborah Moody was born on April 3, 1586 at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Her parents were Walter Dunch and Deborah Pilkington. Deborah had a brother named William and three sisters whose names were Ruth, Mary, and Anne. She was the youngest of the five children. Walter was a lawyer and member of parliament, therefore the family was wealthy, religious, and had strong political views. Deborah was also well educated. In 1606, she married Henry Moody. He later became Sir Henry Moody when…

During the ruling of King Charles many changes occurred in England, many changes received harsh backlash. There were pros and cons to having King Charles rule. He chose to rule without Parliament and gave the people of England new taxes to pay. The King disliked working with the Parliament so instead of asking them for money he created new taxes for people to pay to get the funds he needed. Many objected to the taxes pointing out that they were illegal since Parliament did not approve them…

became pregnant and Henry VIII and everybody else thought that he was going to have a boy. Henry VIII had already had a girl with Catherine of Aragon name Mary I. When Elizabeth I was born she was a big disappointment to her father for one reason only. She was her father’s big disappointment because she was born as girl. Since he had Mary I Henry wanted to continue his family with a boy not a girl. With Elizabeth being a disappointment to her father she grew up having a difficult childhood.…

Disliked until the beginning of the 19th century, admired ever since, historians have tried for centuries to understand the ruler of the only Republic of England. Either seen as a dictator or an admirable leader, Oliver Cromwell is certainly a controversial figure. His use of military force is quite opposed to his ideology of religion toleration. And indeed, faith was a very important matter in Cromwell’s political life. We might wonder if his time at the head of the Commonwealth was crowned…

Margaret Beaufort Born: 31st May 1443, Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire Parents: John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp of Bletsoe, her second marriage. Siblings: First marriage- Sir John of Bletsoe, Oliver St. John, Edith St. John, Mary St. John, Elizabeth St. John, Agnes St. John, Margaret St. John. Third marriage-John Welles. Married: John de la Pole, married between 1444 and 1450, annulled by Henry VI by 1553. Edmund Tudor, married 1st November 1455-1456, his death. Sir…

In the historical play Henry V, by William Shakespeare, we are introduced to the story of a young and mysterious King Henry V of England, and his quest to conquer France under the ruler ship of Charles VI of France. According to (“Henry V (play)”), it details Henry’s life leading up to and following the Battle of Agincourt in the year 1415. From the very beginning, the Chorus portrays Henry as a glorious King who is about to engage in an epic and glorifying battle with the French. However, the…

In 1584, Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe were the first Europeans to know about the island. They was sent to that area by Sir Walter Raleigh. They was on a mission scouting the broad sounds and estuaries the look for an ideal location to settle in. There was glowing reports of Roanoke Island, and then the explorers returned home a year later with two Natives, their names were Manteo and Wanchese, all of London was abuzz with talk of the New World’s wonders. Queen Elizabeth was impressed with…