Mary, Queen of Scots

pursue their careers instead of deciding to live the norm of being a wife and mother. She goes on to explain the life choices of Queen Elizabeth. She points out that many historians believed Elizabeth to be flawed for choosing to rule her kingdom instead of marrying the man she loved and how she was not womanly due to her need to sign a warrant for the death of Mary Queen of Scots (323). Many men throughout time have chosen to follow their careers instead of becoming a husband or father, but…

Spies in history are fascinating to learn about especially in regard to secret ink and dead drops. This is one of the major roles in spying. Technology plays a vital role in how spying develops. It is to be noted that a life of a spy is not always colorful. Several spies during the Revolutionary war are hanged if they are caught betraying the United States. This is not always the case. Benedict Arnold escapes to England. The life of a spy is different then what people imagine. Even the founding…

Countless of times, I find myself wishing I was born earlier. Maybe it is because I have an old soul. Therefore, the past has a special allure to me, and I often turn to it to escape from our grim, day to day reality. Even though I’m well aware of all the benefits of living in the present day, I still can’t help myself feeling nostalgic when visiting old castles, attending medieval fairs or even reading books about Ancient Rome, lost civilizations or myths and mythology. Something comes alive…

Likewise, the movie, Becket’s, focus on dramatizing the feud between Thomas Becket and Henry II. This movie was made in the 1960s which saw a rise in historical period dramas like, Lion in Winter, Anne of a Thousand Days, Mary Queen of Scots etc. The performances of the leads, Peter O' Toole and Richard Burton, are excellent, although sometimes overacted as was typical of that era in film. However, this movie was based on Jean Anouilh's play Becket, meaning they decided to keep Anouilh’s version…

How does a comparison of Machiavelli's the Prince and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar reflect the way their social, cultural and historical contexts can influence their choice of language forms and features and the ideas, value and attitudes? Does the end justify the means? I am sure you all would have your own personal opinions in response to this perplexing question. Two composers in the Renaissance era also pondered upon the issue. Consequentialist Machiavelli in the political treatise The Prince…

for the partnership of teachers, at Gray’s Inn. Several months later, after this event, Francis Bacon went abroad with Sir Amias Paulet, an English diplomat, a former Governor of Jersey and a jailer, or prison officer for a brief period for Mary, Queen of Scots. Bacon and Paulet, the English Ambassador visited Paris while Anthony continued his studies at home. The state of government and society in France, under Henry III, managed to afford him valuable political instruction, or tuition. For the…

Like many of the works of literature that have been published so far, Shakespeare’s plays and poems have references to real-life monarchs, events in his life, works of art, or to classical and Greek mythologies. One example is The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, a history play that depicts the horrors left by the Wars of the Roses and the moral chaos in which England succumbed after the conflict. In Act 3, Scene 3, the character of Gloucester mentions the powers of a mermaid and basilisk, which…

“Pretty Tough” is much more than a brand or a film, but it just so happens that their narrative short will be shown at the Artemis Film Festival this year. The main premise of the story is that of two competitive sisters who join the high school soccer team. Recently, I had the opportunity to ask Jane Schonberger about this film and the importance of raising strong girls in today’s society. What inspired you to pursue a career in the entertainment industry? A love for stories and…

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford, England; he was the oldest son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden (“William Shakespeare”). Mary Arden had a father, who was a landowner from a village, while John Shakespeare had a father, who was a farmer and with many positions he attended, for instance, a trader in the farm and attained in his marketplace. When he was around 13 years old, he terminated school to assist his father; when he turned 18; married with “Ann Hathaway and…

‘The foreign policy of Henry VIII failed to achieve its objectives in the years 1509 to 1547’ During these years, Henry VIII was the monarch on the throne and his foreign policy was at very important to him. Throughout his reign, the objectives of his foreign policy changed but it was mainly focused on proving himself to his subjects. In this essay, I will be arguing for and against the statement, nonetheless, I do agree that Henry VIII failed to achieve the objectives he set in his foreign…