James I of England

1. The English Civil War is one of the most debated conflicts in history. It was a complete disruption economically, socially, and politically. The wars from 1640-1660 completely changed England. The king and the House of Lords lost their power, and England changed from a monarchy to a republic, among other effects. On the first page, the author describes the effects that the war had. It says, “Sometimes such other events have changed the occupancy or the powers of the throne, but the conflict…

a strong supporter of the ruling powers of England, first Lady Elizabeth then King James I. The acting company that performed Shakespeare’s plays often performed for the king and queen. When King James I became the ruling power in England Shakespeare’s acting company was renamed the “King’s Men” (2014). 1606, the year that the play Macbeth was written and first performed, was King James’ third year as ruler of Great Britain (2017, June 21). King James I was Christian, and Shakespeare used his…

society in North America” (Grymes). As for the New England colonies, including Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island soon became settled upon after Charles I became ruler of England in 1624 after his father, James I, passed away. Charles was belligerent towards the Puritans…

But James is not always praised and his criticism is often based on two of his policies: the Irish plantation and the reformation of the Scottish Kirk both, some believe, being major factors in the explosion of the Civil War in the 1640s. It is true that if James was a flexible monarch who favored stability he did tried to pass more revolutionary policies. Notably towards James’s other major source of dislike: the Scottish Kirk. If James did not like the English Parliament he was on the other…

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford, England; he was the oldest son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden (“William Shakespeare”). Mary Arden had a father, who was a landowner from a village, while John Shakespeare had a father, who was a farmer and with many positions he attended, for instance, a trader in the farm and attained in his marketplace. When he was around 13 years old, he terminated school to assist his father; when he turned 18; married with “Ann Hathaway and…

It is believed that when Macbeth was written in 1606, Shakespeare wanted to appease the then-ruling monarch and his most recent theatrical patron, James VI of Scotland. To please James, Shakespeare wrote the play to focus on James’ Scottish lineage and history, fascination with witchcraft, and theory of divine right of kings. Shakespeare takes James’ interests and history to fabricate an entire play. The tragic fall of the highly ranked, well-respected Scottish general Macbeth losing his…

In the United States 1848, Joseph C. Hart published a narrative called “The Romance Yachting”, the first written book, questioning Shakespeare’s authorship. On the contrary, James Shapiro, a Shakespeare scholar, spent 15 years writing a book to prove the opposite of Hart. People debating were either curious about the mysterious Shakespeare or loyal Shakespeare supporters and wanted to prove his innocence at all costs. This argument turned into a true conspiracy theory: Shakespeare couldn’t have…

King of England, and his victory over James II, the overthrown Catholic…

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a playwright written between 1599 and 1606, at the time of King James I’s reign. During the time period in which King James I ruled England, the “divine right of Kings” doctrine was in place. This was the belief that the king’s rule was God’s will and that the king was the mortal representation of God on Earth. Additionally, it was during this time where religion drove people’s ethics and moral choices, which is why biblical allusions and parallels are often seen in…

Devonshire family in 1552. Although little is known about his childhood, Raleigh was the youngest child of his upper-middle-class family (“Walter,” Encyclopedia). In his later years, he was able to attend Oriel College, a well-known university in Oxford, England, but he did not succeed in obtaining a degree. Raleigh served in several military campaigns and even led a massacre. After the war, Raleigh was imprisoned several times during a six-month period for disturbing the peace, but that did…