Mary II of England

company lost during the english civil war? Is anything left today? This reading made it seem like female performers weren't included in Shakespeare productions until the restoration and the reign of Charles II, how true was this? Did Shakespeare only ever see boys play his females? was Mary Sanderson really the first lady lady…

Battles are a peculiar thing..you fight people in a chance to win either land or power. That was the concept in this battle, power and the chance to overthrow Napoleon. The Battle of Waterloo, as you all know, was fought in the land of Waterloo, a fight between The Duke of Wellington and Napoleon, unfortunately, The Battle of Waterloo was indeed, Napoleon's last. Napoleon, The Duke of Wellington, and the Battle will all be discussed. Rising quickly in military ranks Napoleon became very…

in fact most people became pirates because of the better circumstances it provided (The Golden Age, 2016). Joining a pirate ship meant getting better pay, health insurance, and even more rights (The Golden Age, 2016). After peace between Spain and England emerged, a lot of privateers and naval soldiers were out of jobs and had to turn to piracy to survive (The Golden Age, 2016). People also became pirates after their ships were attacked and they were offered the option of joining or staying…

Linda why he can’t work in New York instead of New England. In ‘Death of a Salesman’ when explaining to Linda Willy says “They don’t need me in New York. I’m the New England man. I’m Vital in New England” (Act I. line 24). This quote shows Willy’s lack of awareness of reality because he believes that he is vital to the company, but in reality the company is vital to him and his reassurance of himself. The company doesn’t ‘need’ Willy in New England, but he’s merely the guy that goes on call when…

The Beginning Before the Protestant Reformation, there were many concerns felt be Catholics. Many people began to voice their opinions as more translations of holy text became widespread. An important aspect of this change was when Greek became common use again during the renaissance and so the original Greek scripts were read and therefore interpreted differently by people, since before this only the Latin Vulgate was approved by the Church meaning that the Church controlled the contents of the…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Frankenstein and the Monster explore a relationship of anger. Frankenstein desires to show his extreme anger to the Monster. However, the method used by Frankenstein appears to achieve the opposite. This is as it initially appears that Frankenstein’s expression of anger is conveyed through solidifying the Monster’s intellect. Upon closer examination, it is shown that this is not the true expression of anger. Rather, in order to show the greatest possible…

How Misinterpretation of the Bible Helped the Justification of the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of expeditions undertaken by Christian holy men in the hopes of delivering holy places from Islamic tyranny (Douglas J. Potter). The popes felt that Europe should be under Christian unity, and the pressure that they felt from the Byzantine Empire threatened said unity, so they decided to send troops of men to free the land of the Byzantine Empire once again for the Christians. One would think…

Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 in London, United Kingdom. She was born to George VI, which later died in 1952. Elizabeth then immediately ascended the throne in 1952, which starts her reign of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. She married the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, and had Prince Charles, heir to the throne, in 1948. She is known for her longest serving monarchy in the history of Great Britain and for her service in World War II. Elizabeth has been the…

managed to draw attention to symbols to convey a certain message. An example of one such artwork is High Renaissance painter, Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’. It was painted between the years 1509 and 1511. Raphael had been commissioned by Pope Julius II to decorate the rooms of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. In it, Raphael symbolized key figures of the Renaissance…

Chism’s essay is an examination of Tolkien’s use of mythology against the backdrop of World War II, particularly contrasting his attitude towards power with that of both Axis and Allied ‘powers.’ Most interesting is her look at the how Tolkien’s Ring changed over time, from the relatively harmless magic token of The Hobbit, to the One Ring which…