James II of England

Mary is the most famous queen in Scottish history. She is the only child of King James V. James V was the king of Scotland. James died from battle during one the Catholic church's crusades against England. King James never got to even see Mary. Her father never wanted a daughter. Her brothers died at a very young age("Stuart, Mary" 1) Mary was only a week old when she became an heir to the Scottish throne (Schlesinger 16). Mary's mother sent her to France for school when she was five years old.…

he was not uninfluenced by his surroundings. Political struggles were prevalent in the fifteenth and sixteenth century. Two of the major issues were religious supremacy and King James’s II right to the throne. Like many people of the day, Shakespeare needed to prove his loyalty to the king and the Church of England. He used Macbeth to support his claims. The political influence infused in Macbeth is overwhelming. Also, Shakespeare’s Macbeth was similar to some of his other works with the same…

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…

new world. As countries began to set sail in hopes of gold, God and glory, the idea of permanent settlement in the New World was out of mind, at least at first. As both Spain and Portugal ruled over the mercantile scene, England was yet to make its mark. Feeling the pressure, England joined the hunt for natural resources without knowing it would one day be the start of the modern day superpower, the United States. The colonies of both Jamestown in Virginia and Plymouth in Massachusetts set the…

was 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…

Supremacy during her first session of Parliament in 1559, this act reestablished the Church of England. She also assisted in establishing a common prayer book. She managed to not only end the war with France, but also to stay away from the two other superpowers: France and Spain. That was until 1558, when she supported the Protestant rebellion against Spain, which caused Spain to set its sights on England. Luckily, the English navy was able to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588, therefore ending…

to bare kids of her own. Dealing with hate towards Elizabeth whom soon became Queen in the future. Now we answer what was she like and what did she do as a queen. Mary Failures came her way. Queen Mary was the first queen in her kingdom,England. She wanted kids of her own but she was childless. Mary thought getting a heir will allow her to bare children. Also known as bloody Mary, she executed many people. Her father Henry also did the the same. Mary father had many wives so Mary…

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…

William stepped onto the floor. He paused at a bulletin board to read Christian-themed literature, and dates for upcoming Christian Coalition meetings and events. He turned and walked down a hallway lined with whitewashed doors to a single room at the end of the hall. He knocked softly. While he waited, he read from a whiteboard on the door. The whiteboard was headed Resident Assistant, Mary Malfronte - Floor Rules. At the bottom of the list of rules, Mary had written in neat block lettering -…

government [...as] Lord Protector [...] the Lord Protector, the Parliament sitting, shall dispose and order the militia and forces” (Doc. 5). The statements of the constitution counteracted the parts of Stuart rule believed to be ineffective that made England unhappy, reflecting a new understanding in the control and balance of power. It reinforced the legislative rule of Parliament, which had been ignored in Stuart rule. It also established a ruler that was not a monarch; however, this…