Mary I of England

Lewis Carroll, a pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was born on January 27, 1832, in the parsonage of Daresbury, Cheshire, England. He was the third child and eldest son of reverend Charles Dodgson and Francis Jane Lutwidge. From his parents Carroll inherited a very old tradition of service to the church and the monarchy of England. Familhy legend has it that King James I actually ‘knighted’ a lion of beef or mutton at the table of Sir Richard Houghton, one of Carroll’s ancestors; this…

Just like its title, it certainly plays an important role in Eastern countries! It was written, referring not only to Korean medical texts, but also those of China, and recorded illnesses with their respective remedies. I think there were many other medical texts available during the time of Joseon, when you compiled the books. Were there any specific reasons for you to produce Donguibogam? B: There were many advanced medical texts available in Joseon; however, it was…

The First emperor Who was the first emperor? The first emperor was a man called Ying Zheng. He was born in 259 BCE and died September 10th 210 BCE, he had three children and one sibling. He was the ruler of the Qin Dynasty and was the one who ended the warring state period by completing his invasions on the other states in china. He gave himself the title of Shihangdi. In modern day china they call him Qin shihangdi which means “First Emperor of Qin”. He was the founder of the Chinese imperial…

parliament to have consent to customs, laws, and taxes to be passed. This limited monarchy made the kings or queens have limited power over their kingdoms. Some kings even tried to dissolve the parliament that caused big conflict over the government of England. The English monarchy had rights that pertained to freedoms in which many documents such as the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights covered. The Magna Carta limited the rights of the English crown, and the…

One of William Shakespeare’s great stories was called Henry IV, Part One. William Shakespeare was an amazing writer. This play was written sometime in 1598 (Gill xxxi). Roma Gill in Henry IV, Part One states that the play was first published as “The History of Henrie the Fourth” in 1598 (xxxi). The name was then changed to Henry IV, Part One after the sequel was made. This story was assumed to be written in Stratford-Upon (Love). There are a numerous amount of characters in Henry IV, Part One,…

happened in this movement, since many people had died from fighting each other. King Richard I was known as the chief leader of the Christians, while Saladin was perceived as the sultan of the Muslim people. These men were known as some of the best Medieval leaders of their time, instigating both of their names to be mentioned repeatedly in the history of the Crusades for centuries to come. King Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was born on September 8, 1157 in…

the piece is the fact that what sparked Wallace’s original uprising was the death of his wife because of an English overseer, although with that the main reasoning for the uproar alone was the fact that King John Bailliol had been overthrown by Edward I and Wallace was unhappy about a foreign country ruling the land of Scotland. Also, while although Wallace did fight in battles with a group of others that were fed up, people in the movie such as Hamish were never listed as being real and most…

The age of the Elizabethan era was a very important era in English history that is often depicted as the golden age. The Elizabethan era was a time to which many great people and other types of things. One of these things was the architecture, and the uniqueness of the style that it follows. The aspects of these homes and architecture come from the style, the way these buildings or homes were built, and the decorations that were used. First, the time of the Elizabethan era and the styles…

1. The letter was written by Don Juan de Onate. He was a Spanish-American explorer, colonizer & father that led a group from Zacatecas known then as New Spain know now as Mexico present day Santa Fe. He led his party of 600 persons buy wagon, described as moving a village some four miles long. He was a person who left his country in disgrace and was hoping to please his Lordship and Majesty with the riches that he could claim for them. He hoped to obtain the Cedula that he didn’t receive in…

In early modern England there were many revolutionary changes to politics and justice. Elizabeth I, the queen of England from 1558 to her death in 1603, was graced with intelligence and strength in the hard times of this period. The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury is one of the many examples of Queen Elizabeth creating a unified state under a strong English sovereign. The speech was given on August 9th, 1588, to a military group assembled at Tilbury, preparing for the invasion by the Spanish…