Oliver Cromwell

As a result of the English Revolution under the direction of Oliver Cromwell, King Charles I was overthrown and the powerful republic regime that was suffocating the country’s economy was eradicated. Trade routes were established and the rise of the commonwealth began. This growth had a profound impact on artists, writers…

The Second English Civil War ended how most wars end, with one side coming out victorious. Oliver Cromwell, a Parliamentarian, fought to the bitter end to purge the Royalist from mainland England forcing them to the Islands of Scilly, owned by John Granville, a Royalist. The Netherlands, who had been aided by the British during the Eighty Years’ War…

John Milton was a Protestant Christian who read and believed in the New Testament, but also believed in the liberty to worship at will and to accept or reject Gods’ grace. “Showing how good, how gainful, how happy it must needs be to live according to honesty and justice” (Reason, 640) Although Milton strongly valued his Christian views and communicated his concerns; he respected the common man and his belief, hoping for some scripture that entailed humility and discipline for all. “For who is…

Nhung Tran November 21, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Benet, Diana Trevino. "'No Outward Aid Require': A Note On Eve In Separation." Anq 2.3 (1989): 90. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. This article focused on the separation and disputation of Adam and Eve to spiritual trial in Paradise Lost by John Milton. Benet suggested two points: “in the trails preceding Eve’s, Milton emphasizes the irrelevance to their outcome of physical separation from the faithful community; and, in Heaven…

19th century Britain was a place experiencing massive change in almost every facet of life. The industrialization of the country radically altered its economy, attempts to close the wage gap altered it socially, a century of wars and complex foreign affairs altered its geopolitical landscape, and calls for equality among the citizens changed it politically. More specifically, these calls for equality drastically changed the electorate of Britain and led to more equal representation in Parliament…

England vs France An absolute monarch is a king or queen that believes in divine rights, Doesn’t share its power, and has control everything within his or her land. A constitutional monarch is a king or queen that’s head of the state, but when passing or making laws it must be passed by the parliament. While England had the same type of monarchy at first. England took a different path and became a limited monarch while France strength in absolutism grew. England developed a limited monarchy…

Mary was the daughter of a housekeeper he had hired to help care for his family. John and Mary had thirteen children together. Sarah was born in 1834, Watson in 1835, Salmon in 1836, Charles in 1837, Oliver in 1839, Peter in 1840, Austin in 1842, Annie in 1843, Amelia in 1845, Sarah in 1846, Ellen in 1848, Unnamed son in 1852, and Ellen in 1854. Four of the children died in one week in 1842. Mary was good for John according to David S Reynolds “Mary…

History of Soccer Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the globe in the world of sports. Also, known as football in the rest of the world, The fist apparitions of soccer dated back about 2000 years ago, in Ancient China during the Han Dynasty. The People would dribble balls made out of leather and filled with hair feathers in a military exercise called Tsu Chu. They would kick the ball into small nettings that were fixed with bamboo canes and at the same time they had to protect…

During the early part of 1754, Franklin became gravely concerned about the security and future of the British colonies. As the war between Britain and France loomed, Franklin believed that colonial unity was becoming increasingly important. In Franklin's mind, each colony was going too far in its direction, thus neglecting the greater needs of the American colonies as a whole. As a result, Franklin created his "Join or Die" cartoon to serve as an appeal for unity. The snake, was purposely cut…

We do live in a world in which religious reasonings justify violence. We often think of it in terms of Islam, but we forget that our own Scripture (Old and New Testaments) have been used to justify violence. There is the possibility that our own Scripture will continue to be used to justify violence. This book is not so much a defense of Islam, as an uncovering our propensity to use our Scripture to justify violence in our struggles with others. Christians throughout Christian history (and…