James II of England

I.Theoretical part: Anger in literature. 1. Definition: a. According to Arnold Wesker, Anger is an emotion culminated with antagonism and hatred against somebody or something. He believes that it is a healthy way through which one can expresses the negative feelings. b. john Gerard Braine defines anger as a passionate reaction designated by extreme displeasure, wrath, or animosity. Additionally, he considers that this feeling does vary extensively in different individuals and cultures. c. john…

‘Vive les Boers’: French-Canadian Opposition to the Pro-Anglo Involvement in the Boer War Jessica Afonso HIS311Y Professor Bothwell 7 November 2014 Canada was no longer a colony of the British Empire when the Boer War broke out, but most English-Canadians believed it still had strong economic and social ties with the British Empire. English-Canadians felt proud to support Britain in the Boer war. This essay discourses on French-Canadian involvement in the South Africa “Boer” War and…

powerful and an attractive match for kings. She was the highest member of the nobility over an area of a third the size of France, and she negotiated her own marriage contract when she married King Henry II of England. Another was Empress Matilda. Apart from her failed claim to the throne of England, she did establish herself as the heir to the land of Normandy."The role of Noblewomen." Life in the Middle Ages. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.With all these opportunities as noblewomen and…

John Locke and Liberalism Martin A. Tornquist John Locke (1632-1704), the English philosopher and figure of the Enlightenment, has had a huge influence on developing political ideas that remain up to our present day. It’s hard to picture what, for example, the political landscape of the United States would look without him. In this text, I will look at some of his most prominent political ideas. John Locke is one of history’s most prominent purveyors of that elusive, desirable and dangerous…

Television and the Internet are, in the 21st century, replacing radio. In fact, advances in technology have allowed people to access an increasing amount of information, through different forms. A person wanting to learn about world news can now go on the Internet, read a newspaper, watch television or listen to the radio. The technology behind radio as well as its inventors is the reason why, nowadays, people have an unlimited access to information; it began in 1844, with the invention of the…

In Shakespeare’s well-known play, Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet’s father divulges, “But that I am forbid/To tell the secrets of my prison house/I could a tale unfold whose lightest word/Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, scene v). The people who would interpret this as a hyperbolic autobiography of “Shakespeare” are the same people who are convinced that “William Shakespeare” is a pseudonym. There are hundreds of different theories about who really…

Two courses of action, it was argued, were required. First, crypto-Judaism could only be overcome by the introduction of an Inquisition; second, Jewish influence over the conversos could only be overcome by their expulsion. These ideas, adumbrated in works such as Alonso de Espina's Fortalitium Fidei, continued to gain ground, and on 27 September 1480 the Catholic Monarchs appointed Inquisitors in Castile who began their work in Seville shortly after (1481). Conversos, often subjected to torture…

Bhagalpur (Bihar). Bhabani Bhattacharya belonged to an educated family. He had his schooling at Puri and joined Patna Univer¬sity for his undergraduate studies. After taking his Bachelor’s degree with Honours in English Literature in 1927, he left for England to study at the University of London. He completed…

Parliament dethroned King James II and his daughter Mary took his place as ruler and her husband William became king. Queen Mary and King William signed the English Bill of Rights in 1689. The English Bill of Rights listed many freedoms the government offered and it had ideas incorporated…

addition to writing a half-dozen books and innumerable monographs on people and places, he also learned the local languages; he translated works from Arabic and Hindi, notably the Kama Sutra and The Arabian Nights. Not surprisingly, Burton saw little of England during his adult life—he died in Trieste in 1890—which is to say, Burton lived out the self-sacrificing injunction of Rudyard Kipling: “Take up the White Man’s burden/Send forth the best ye breed/Go bind your sons to exile/ To serve your…