James IV of Scotland

Peter C. Herman who has a PHD in English and comparative literature, starts off his essay by explaining the transition of the power from Henry VII to Henry VIII. Herman, as described throughout his essay to the readers, describes Henry VIII implementation of chivalric imagery to be a successful king over his father’s idea of leaving the court the same. I agree with Herman’s suggestion, that Henry VIII implementing of Chivalric Imagery is what made him a better king than his father as ill discuss in depth. Henry VII, after winning the civil battle against Richard III, main concern was holding on to his political power after the war ended. Henry decided that the court be ran as it had previously before so he could gain popular consent of the court and its people. After gaining the favor of the people and receiving the crown, the rest of his reign as Henry the VII rested upon keeping parliament the same. Henry used history as justification of claiming the throne, thus Herman’s incorporation of the pageant at Worcester in 1486. The verses depict Henry II blood line gaining control once again in the future. “This same is the fulfiller of the profecye”. (The pageant at Worcester, 1486). Thus, the reasoning for Henry VII naming one of his son’s Arthur. Henry chose not to be a spectate in public ceremonies, for that’s not how he wanted to be seen from the public. Henry didn’t think it was right or proper, so he avoided chivalric imagery. Chivalric imagery is displaying knightly…

Scotland was a distinct kingdom ruled by the MacAlpin clan in the early tenth century without defined boarders. Without defined boarders relations with England were very uneasy, although after 1066 Norman kings intervened periodically to help support the claims of the Scottish against them. In 1291 Edward I of England selected John Balliol to take the Scottish throne which had been empty since 1286, in return Balliol paid homage to Edward I as a vassal. In 1295 Scottish nobles signed a treaty…

there life. Highlight the key areas of their life) Henry was born on 28th January 1457 in Pembroke to Edmund Tudor, who had died three months prior, and Margaret Beaufort. Through his mother he had a claim to the throne and when Edward IV gained the throne he had to flee to Britanny with his uncle Jasper Tudor at the age 14. When Edward…

My main focus of this research project was to find any clues leading to how King James IV/I influenced the Elizabethan Era. I have fully concluded that the young king made quite a large impact on those who lived during these times, all with his mighty intelligence. According to a website named Scotland's Mary, he was crowned king at thirteen months. This was due to his mother being forced to abdicate and his father being murdered. (A Short History of James VI of Scotland). The young child was…

to a ship named the “Tiger” which has sailed to the near east en route to Aleppo, an ancient trading city in Syria’(Feldman: 213). Shakespeare’s main source to write Macbeth was Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland written by Raphael Holinshed and originally published in 1577. Furthermore, Shakespeare’s ‘patrons were Queen Elizabeth and King James I’ (Brown: 1); King James I was especially relevant to the composition of Macbeth as ‘the new monarch it should be remembered was a…

Kilts in Scotland signify and symbolize multiple aspects of Scottish society. Specifically, men wore the kilts in celebration to denote their loyalty to a clan. It is this common tradition wearing such a “distinctive national apparatus,” that give Scottish man and Scottish culture an iconic presentation (Roper 15). In addition to the kilt, the bagpipe is also a part of this commonly seen and known symbolism. The tradition of wearing such apparatuses is more modern than most people assume. As a…

imposter. Perkin Warbeck from France came to England as a merchant on a silk ship but soon found a lot of support from the Irish, rallying behind anyone who would give them a chance to unseat Henry and see a Yorkist King on the throne again. It is believed that Perkin was carefully placed in that position by the King of France and the Duchess of Burgundy who had previously also supported Simnel and were eager to see Henry replaced on the throne. When the Irish believed Perkin to the the Earl of…

Golf is a game that dates back hundreds of years, originating in Scotland. The main goal is to get a golf ball to a target a few hundred yards away, in the least amount of strokes as possible. In the early stages of golf, the participants had to use curved sticks to hit the pebble down the track and win the game. Today, players use clubs made of metals such as tungsten and steel to hit a golf ball down a set course. Golf has evolved into a game that cultures all around the world participate in.…

infamous tale, had her arrested and charged with incest, adultery and treason and then had her beheaded. After his marriage with Anne, he had two more marriages, and his third marriage to Jane Seymour, was able to have his legitimate son he so desired, Edward. After Henry’s death in 1537, Edward became a child king. Then at the age of 15, Edward died of an illness, the throne being passed to his half-sister, Mary Tudor I. Mary tried and failed to re-establish Catholicism in England but the…

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