New Kingdom

Strongbow, teamed up with exiled Irishman Dermot MacMurrough and invaded Ireland. Not wanting Strongbow to establish his own kingdom so close to England, King Henry II headed over to Ireland to establish himself as the head of the country, but he soon gave the lands of Leinster province to Strongbow as a gift for his service along with allowing Strongbow to be the leader of the new colony, as long as he answered to the king. This was the first English conquest of Ireland. The English never had…

The extent of a sense of unity and identity within the colonies of America was vast, for it not only was brought from within, but was also influenced from an exterior force. Prior to the time period, Britain alienated the colonies, not paying that as much attention to the people as they should’ve, thus causing a power vacuum of authority in America. This vacuum lead to the colonials working more independently and self governing. This continued up until the French and Indian War. In 1754, The…

Gun control has been a big controversial topic for ages. With an increase in violence and the selling of guns reaching a high many people believe that the government should restrict the sale of guns to help prevent tragic events from happening. However, many others believe that the government should not restrict the sale and possession of guns as it would violate rights and not only increase violence, but prevent citizens from defending themselves if ever faced with a violent occurrence. Due to…

unstable market will likely continue until the uncertainty has passed. With the British pound taking a beating after the vote, this is good news for those wanting to travel to Europe. According to NBC news there is no better time to travel to the U.K. than now, “For anyone who has been thinking about visiting London and other destinations in the United Kingdom, agents have a simple piece of advice: Go now.” Later in the same article Jack Ezon said, "There is no better time to visit the U.K.,"…

Despite that fact, Media concentration is not a phenomenon native to North America (McQuail & Siune, 1998). Other countries liberal democracies such as the United Kingdom have been threatened by a small number of conglomerates. In the UK, 80% of the media is held in the hands of just six companies (Johnston Press, Garnett UK, Tindle News, Local World, TMR, Archant, and KM group) (Sweney, 2016) . Rupert Murdoch, global media mogul, and owner of 21st Century Fox seeks to take control of Sky, the…

let no room for human will, as every event had a divine origin. But contrasting with this mind fixed on the absence of choice, he was also a defender of ‘God’s people’ and of ‘the cause’. Religious unity was for him inevitable to allow the three kingdoms to finally be at peace: Cromwell said ‘whatever pretensions be to religion, if quiet, peacable, they may enjoy conscience and liberty to themselves, so long as they do not make religion a pretence for arms and blood.’ This is why he allowed…

the largest threat facing humanity today, since 1880 the world 's average temperature has gone up by 0.8 degrees Celsius, and already the effects can be seen with an increase global of cyclones, forest fires, drought and floods. Within the United Kingdom, an increase of 1 degree has occurred since the 1970’s, (Naomi Hicks et al 2013). with this increase in average temperature, the main impact predicted to affect the UK is an increase in the amount of rain in the winter and heat in the summer,…

boundary is drawn according to geometry. Example: Based on language, Quebec, and a can be considered a cultural boundary. In Quebec, french is their official language, but the rest of the country predominantly speaks English. Chinatown, which exists in New York City, is another example. Asian’s predominantly inhabit this area, and languages such as Chinese are spoken more compared to English in surrounding neighborhoods. 2. Geometric Boundaries- political boundaries defined and delimited as…

century, English was the language of the leading economic power in the world. Additionally, there are major reasons for the initial spread of English such as colonialism, speaker migration, and new technology contributes to making English an international language (McKay,2002, p.16). Moreover, it is also used in new communication technologies such as the telegraph and telephone which used in international politics, international industry, and business. It is also used in mass media, such as…

The new emperor attempted to give away the church of the Byzantine people to Rome, but the move faced great resistance, resulting to the strangling of Alexius in 1204 after a palace coup. The death of Alexius prompted the Franks to declare war on the Constantinople…